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articles of incorporation open source initiative 402 captures 10 aug 2007 01 sep 2026 oct nov dec 30 2021 2022 2023 success fail about this capture timestamps the wayback machine http web archive org web 20221130032246 https opensource org articles of incorporation skip to main content home contact login search form open source initiative about board minutes organization operations articles of incorporation board elections bylaws conflict of interest volunteers staff associations history international authority recognition trademark logo trademark guidelines logo guidelines licenses open source definition licenses by category licenses by name license review process licence proliferation lp report to the board open standards the open standards requirement open standards requirement compliance open standards requirement rationale osr frequently asked questions membership become an osi member membership faq affiliates become an affiliate affiliate criteria mailing lists licensing code of conduct general code of conduct discussion list reports disclaimer for osi public forums policy on public communications and archives resources getting help bibliography open source case for business faq open source education articles books blog sponsors join articles of incorporation articles of incorporation of open source initiative a california nonprofit public benefit corporation one the name of the corporation is open source initiative two this corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person it is organized under the nonprofit public benefit corporation law for public purposes this corporation is also organized for educational purposes within the meaning of section 501 c 3 of the internal revenue code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any future united states internal revenue law the specific purposes of the corporation are to 1 educate the public about the advantages of open source software software that users are free to modify and redistribute 2 encourage the software community to participate in open source software development 3 identify how software users objectives are best served through open source software 4 persuade organizations and software authors to distribute source software freely they otherwise would not distribute 5 provide resources for sharing information about open source software and licenses 6 assist attorneys to craft open source licenses 7 manage a certification program to allow use of one or more certification marks in association with open source software and 8 advocate for open source principles three notwithstanding any other provision of these articles this corporation shall not except to an insubstantial degree engage in any activities or exercise any powers that are not in furtherance of the specific purposes of this corporation and the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on a by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501 c 3 of the internal revenue code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any future united states internal revenue law or b by a corporation contributions to which are deductible under section 170 c 2 of the internal revenue code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any future united states internal revenue law four the name and address of the corporation s initial agent for service of process are lawrence e rosen esq rosenlaw com llp 702 marshall st suite 301 redwood city california 94063 five no substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall consist of carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation and this corporation shall not participate in or intervene in including publishing or distributing statements any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office all corporate property is irrevocably dedicated to the purposes set forth in article two above no part of the net earnings of this corporation shall inure to the benefit of any of its directors trustees officers private shareholders or members or to individuals on the winding up and dissolution of this corporation after paying or adequately providing for the debts obligations and liabilities of the corporation the remaining assets of this corporation shall be distributed to such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for educational purposes which has established its tax exempt status under section 501 c 3 of the internal revenue code of 1954 or the corresponding provision of any future unites states internal revenue law and which has established its tax exempt status under section 23701d of the california revenue and taxation code or the corresponding provision of any future california revenue and tax law the corporation will distribute its income for each tax year at such time and in such manner as not to become subject to the tax on undistributed income imposed by section 4942 of the internal revenue code of 1954 or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws the corporation will not engage in any act of self dealing as defined in section 4941 d of the internal revenue code of 1954 or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws the corporation will not retain any excess business holdings as defined in section 4943 c of the internal revenue code of 1954 or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws the corporation will not make any investments in such manner as to subject it to tax under section 4944 of the internal revenue code of 1954 or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws the corporation will not make any taxable expenditures as defined in section 4945 d of the internal revenue code of 1954 or corresponding provisions of any later federal tax laws six the name of the existing unincorporated association now being incorporated by the filing of these articles is open source initiative dated 3 7 00 signed lawrence e rosen esq incorporator declaration eric s raymond and ian murdock declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of california that they are the president and secretary respectively of open source initiative the unincorporated association referred to in the articles of incorporation to which this declaration is attached and that that association has duly authorized and approved in accordance with its rules and procedures its incorporation by means of those articles executed at malvern pa on december 31 1999 signed eric s raymond president executed at tucson az on december 29 1999 signed ian murdock secretary you must have javascript enabled to use this form user login log in using openid what is openid username password log in using openid cancel openid login create new account request new password to promote and protect open source software and communities for over 20 years the open source initiative osi has worked to raise awareness and adoption of open source software and build 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