p-2: The OpenPOWER Foundation is a non-profit organization supporting the free and open RISC instruction set architecture and extensions. We enable open community collaboration, technology advancements in the OpenPOWER ecosystem, and visibility of OpenPOWER successes.
p-3: Join us and see how open technical collaboration along with the support of many OpenPOWER programs can help drive your business forward.
subtitle: The OpenPOWER Foundation is a 501c6 not-for-profit entity with a Board of Directors and a Technical Steering Committee.
text: OpenPOWER offers a tiered membership of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Associate/Academic memberships
options:
- option: Membership levels provide either a default Board of Director position (Platinum) or an opportunity to be elected to the Board (Gold, Silver, and Associate/Academic members). The Bylaws detail additional governance by the Board including maximum seats, terms, etc.
- option: The Technical Steering Committee is formed from the Work Group Leads from the core projects and one representative designated by each Platinum member.
features:
- feature: Annual fee and dedicated full-time equivalent (FTEs) – verification of committed number of FTEs on honor system
- feature: Contributors, committers, Work Group leads and project leads influence Technical Steering Committee
- feature: Associate/Academic level is not available to corporations
