@ -11,18 +11,45 @@ The OpenPOWER Foundation is a 501c6 not-for-profit entity with a Board of Direct
The Bylaws detail additional governance by the Board including maximum seats, terms, etc.
- The Technical Steering Committee is formed from the Work Group Leads from the core projects and one representative designated by each Platinum member.
OpenPOWER offers a tiered membership of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Associate/Academic memberships
OpenPOWER offers a tiered membership of Titanium, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Iron, Associate, Academic and Individual memberships
The Academic level is only available to academic institutes.
The Associate and Individual levels are not available to corporations.
- Annual fee and dedicated full-time equivalent (FTEs) – verification of committed number of FTEs on honor system
- Contributors, committers, Work Group leads and project leads influence Technical Steering Committee
- Associate/Academic level is not available to corporations
Anyone may participate in OpenPOWER.
Membership levels are designed for those who are investing in growing and enhancing the OpenPOWER community and its proliferation within the industry.
| Platinum | $100k | 10 | One seat per member not otherwise represented | Includes Board position, includes TSC position |
| Gold | $60k | 3 | May be on TSC if Work Group lead | Gold members may elect up to one BOD member per three Gold members |
| Silver | $20k<br>$5k if <300 employees<br>$0 if < 300 employees and an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) or for Open Source Community Projects | 0 | May be on TSC if Work Group lead | One board seat elected by all Silver members |
| Associate and Academic | $0 | 0 | May be on TSC if Work Group lead | May be elected to one community observer, non-voting Board seat |
<span style="font-size: 10px;">Fee in US dollars</span>