Legal Documents
Membership Documents
Corporate Tiered Membership:
- Tiered Membership Agreement - Updated July 6th, 2020 - to sign the agreement click here
- Tiered Membership Logo Usage Policy - to sign the agreement click here
- Amended Tiered Membership Policy
- Amended Contribution Credit Structure - July 2020
Individual Membership:
- Individual Membership - to sign the agreement click here
Guidance Document for Membership:
- OCP Trademark Usage Guidelines
- What is the Open Compute Project? OCP 101 video (Chinese Translation)
- What is the Open Compute Project? OCP 101 video
- OCP 101: What is the Open Compute Project? (Japanese Translation)
Contribution Documents
Contribution Guidance Documents:
- OCP Specification All-in-One Template (v1.0.0) - to make a copy click here
- 2023 OCP Base Specification Template - to make a copy click here
- 2023 OCP Design Specification Template - to make a copy click here
- 2023 OCP Product Specification Template - to make a copy click here
- OCP Steering Committee Presentation Template (v1.0.0) - For Presentations to the OCP Steering Committee
- Design Package Guidelines
- Amended Contribution Credit Structure - July 2020
- Specification Errata Template (v1r1)
Single Party Spec and Design Package Contribution Agreements:
- Modified OWF-CLA-1.0 (As of August 16, 2021) - to sign the agreement click here
- Modified OWFa1.0 Final Specification Agreement (FSA) (As of August 16, 2021) - to sign the agreement click here
- OCP-CLA (As of Mar 1, 2019) - To sign the agreement click here
- OCP CLA Appendix (As of Mar 1, 2019) - To sign the agreement click here
- Hardware License OCPHL-R Option (for use only with the OCP CLA)
- Hardware License OCPHL-P Option (for use only with the OCP CLA)
- FAQs about Licenses and OCP's Legal Process
Multi-Party Spec and Design Package Contribution Agreements:
Document Contribution Agreements:
- Document Template (v1.1.0)
- Document Submission Guidelines
- Creative Commons License (CC04)
- Single Party Copyright License Agreement - to sign the agreement click here
- Multi-Party Copyright License Agreements - Please contact Michael Schill
Software Contribution Agreements:
- OCP Software Credit Report
- Software Contributor License Agreement - to sign the agreement click here
- Software Contribution Checklist - for Software contributions
- OSI (Open Source Initiative) License
SP/Reseller Agreements
Solution Providers:
- Colo Solution Provider Agreement - to sign the agreement click here
- Solution Provider Agreement - Updated Jan 26, 2024 - to sign the agreement click here
OCP Trademark Usage Guidelines:
Product Recognition Program:
- OCP Accepted™ Certification Mark License Agreement - Updated July 6th, 2020 - to sign the agreement click here
- OCP-INSPIRED™ Certification Mark License Agreement - Updated September 7, 2023 - to sign the agreement click here
Facility Recognition Program:
OCP Policies
Active Documents:
- Articles of Incorporation
- OCP Operating Structure and Policies (As of Feb 2024)
- Bylaws
- OCP IP Rights Management Policy
- OCP Trademark Usage Guidelines
- Amended Tiered Membership Policy
- Amended Contribution Credit Structure - July 2020
- OCP Terminology Guidelines for Inclusion and Openness
- Privacy Policy
Archived Documents:
- Archived Modified OWF-CLA (As of May 2023)
- Archived OWFa1.0 Final Specification Agreement (FSA) (As of May 2023)
- OCP Governance - Updated June 1, 2023
- Archived OCP Solution Provider Agreement - FOR REFERENCE ONLY
- Archived OCP Accepted™ Certification Mark Agreement - FOR REFERENCE ONLY
- Archived OCP Inspired™ Certification Mark Agreement - FOR REFERENCE ONLY
- Archived Tiered Membership Agreement - FOR REFERENCE ONLY