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Developers
Build and contribute.
THE OPEN SOURCE ALLIANCEINDEPENDENT. INTERCONNECTED.
[ OPEN BY DEFAULT ]
United
Open Source.
Open technology. United.
A global alliance connecting people, projects, organizations and governments to build, adopt and sustain open technology.
A SHARED DIGITAL FUTURE01 — 09
01 / THE REASON WE EXISTSHARED CODE. SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.
Open source runs the world. Its ecosystem should be stronger.
THAT’S WHY WE’RE HERE ↗
Modern infrastructure depends on open source. UOS connects the people behind it around shared standards, knowledge and responsibility.
02 / The alliance
Many minds. One movement.
Open source contribution is broader than code. Every role strengthens the infrastructure we share.
02
Maintainers
Grow sustainable projects.
03
Organizations
Adopt and support open technology.
04
Governments
Build transparent, interoperable infrastructure.
05
Academia
Research, teach and collaborate.
06
Communities
Connect people around shared technology.
03 / Project ecosystem
Built in
the open.
Discover projects. Understand their governance. Find your place to contribute.
All projectsPublic infrastructure
Commons Kit
Reusable building blocks for transparent digital public services.
View projectOpen data
Open Civic Data
Interoperable schemas for civic and public-interest information.
View projectCommunity
Maintainer Guide
Practical governance patterns for healthy, sustainable projects.
View projectPREVIEW DIRECTORY / DEMONSTRATION CONTENTOPEN TECHNOLOGY →
04 / Public development
Nothing behind closed doors.
Open repositories make progress visible, reviewable and reusable.
GitHub integration coming soon.
Repositories, pull requests, releases and discussions will appear here directly from the public API.
View GitHubuos / activityPUBLIC
Repositories—
Pull requests—
Contributors—
Releases—
Discussions—
05 / Programs
Build. Adopt. Sustain.
Practical support for the people and institutions moving open technology forward.
Open Source Adoption
Guidance for organizations adopting open source responsibly.
Maintainer Support
Resources, visibility and connections for project maintainers.
Open Source Governance
Licensing, contribution models, governance and community health.
Open Source for Government
Open standards, procurement, digital sovereignty and public infrastructure.
Open Source Education
Courses, guides, workshops and educational resources.
Community & Events
Meetups, conferences, webinars and community programs.
06 / PUBLIC SECTOR
Public code.
Public good.
Help governments adopt, contribute to and build sustainable open source technology.
For governmentsDigital Public Infrastructure
Open Standards
Interoperability
Digital Sovereignty
Open Data
Public Digital Services
Open Procurement
OSPOs
07 / Principles
Open is a commitment.
Open by default
Collaboration should happen transparently whenever possible.
Community first
Healthy communities create sustainable technology.
Neutrality
Ecosystems should be larger than individual vendors.
Interoperability
Open standards prevent unnecessary lock-in.
Sustainability
Critical open source needs sustainable maintainers.
Public good
Technology should create shared value for society.
08 / Knowledge
Ideas without borders.
Practical resources for maintainers, institutions, public leaders and contributors.
Building a contribution model that lasts
Governance · 8 min read
Open source as shared digital infrastructure
Public sector · Briefing
Starting an OSPO in the public sector
Organizations · 12 min read
09 / Gather
Meet in the open.
Maintainers and sustainable communities
Online · WebinarOpen technology for public services
São Paulo + Online · MeetupTHE FUTURE IS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT
Not alone.
United.
Open source works
when we work together.