This recommended practice proposes an enterprise open source governance framework and capability assessment model that addresses multiple dimensions of enterprise open source governance, including personnel, systems, and resources. It specifically specifies requirements for personnel management, organizational structure, open source management systems, full lifecycle management of open source projects, infrastructure, licensing and intellectual property, as well as other facets of enterprise open source development and governance.
- Standard Committee
- C/SABSC - Standards Activities Board Standards Committee
- Status
- Active PAR
- PAR Approval
- 2026-09-25
Working Group Details
- Society
- IEEE Computer Society
- Standard Committee
- C/SABSC - Standards Activities Board Standards Committee
- Working Group
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OpenSouce-WG - Open Source Working Group
- IEEE Program Manager
- Christy Bahn
Contact Christy Bahn - Working Group Chair
- Liyun Yang
Other Activities From This Working Group
Current projects that have been authorized by the IEEE SA Standards Board to develop a standard.
P4209
Recommended Practice for Open Source Governance–Project Evaluation Model
This recommended practice presents an assessment model for open source projects to evaluate their health, influence, and maturity. Health reflects the technical maintainability of projects and the stability of development teams. Influence measures community adoption and dissemination scope. Maturity assesses version iteration capability and the completeness of project documentation (e.g., README files).
P4210
Recommended Practice for Open Source Governance–Open Source Contributor Assessment Model
This recommended practice specifies an open source contributor assessment model covering both technical and governance contributions to open source projects. The model evaluates technical contributions including issues and code, as well as governance contributions such as project operation, coordination, and outreach. It also sets forth assessment benchmarks for various open source stakeholders to support talent selection, evaluation, and management.
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No Superseded Standards
These standards have been removed from active status through a ballot where the standard is made inactive as a consensus decision of a balloting group.
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