This recommended practice defines a framework for the community governance of open source projects that facilitates and encourages community participation, contributions, and adoption. This document includes recommended practices for (i) project and community governance, (ii) project infrastructure, (iii) ownership and provenance management, (iv) licensing considerations, (v) release planning, (vi) trademark and logo policy, (vii) diversity statements and codes of conduct, (viii) governance of information security, and (ix) other activities required for open source project operation and governance.
- Sponsor Committee
- C/SAB - Standards Activities Board
Learn More - Status
- Active PAR
- PAR Approval
- 2022-09-21
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Computer Society
Learn More - Sponsor Committee
- C/SAB - Standards Activities Board
Learn More - Working Group
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OSSPG - Open Source Software Project Governance
Learn More - IEEE Program Manager
- Soo Kim
Contact - Working Group Chair
- Stephen Walli
Other Activities From This Working Group
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No Active Projects
Standards approved by the IEEE SA Standards Board that are within the 10-year lifecycle.
No Active Standards
These standards have been replaced with a revised version of the standard, or by a compilation of the original active standard and all its existing amendments, corrigenda, and errata.
No Superseded Standards
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No Inactive-Withdrawn Standards
These standards are removed from active status through an administrative process for standards that have not undergone a revision process within 10 years.
No Inactive-Reserved Standards