Welcome to Open Source Collective Docs
Open Source Collective is a nonprofit promoting a healthy and sustainable open source ecosystem for those who create, maintain, and rely on open source software.
Not Sure Where to Start?
This documentation is your go-to resource for understanding and working with OSC. Whether you're:
A prospective open source project or community exploring fiscal hosting with OSC
A sponsor or funder looking to support an open source project
An existing OSC-hosted member project in need of policies, procedures, or support
New Here and Wondering Who We Are?
A lot of folks land here looking for insight into who we and what OSC actually is. Here are a few helpful starting points to better understand OSC:
What is fiscal hosting? Get an overview of the support we offer through fiscal hosting to help projects raise and manage funds without needing to form their own nonprofit.
Our services and benefits. Find out what we offer to projects, communities, and organizations.
What are your fees? Learn about our fee structure and what those fees support.
Why do projects become members of OSC? Discover why thousands of projects rely on us as their fiscal host.
What are your terms of hosting? Read more about our expectations, agreements, and the responsibilities of being hosted by OSC.
Who we are and what we do. Learn more about our mission, the team being OSC, and how we help sustain open source
Explore out hosted member projects. Browse the many projects and communities that we're proud to support.
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