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You must agree to these terms and conditions to become an OSC member. Please make payment to the Open Source Consortium for the amount applicable to your level of membership. Your application is for twelve months membership of the Open Source Consortium and is subject to receipt of payment and approval by the OSC Council.

Levels of membership

Corporate member

An OSC corporate member must be a business of some type (e.g. limited company or sole trader) which has a significant proportion of its business based around Free and Open Source Software.The decision on whether a company meets these criteria rests with the OSC Council.The Council has the option to deny a company corporate membership whilst permitting it to be an individual member.

Individual member

An OSC individual member may be any company, organisation or individual at the discretion of the OSC Council.

Terms and conditions of membership

1. I agree to abide by the OSC Constitution and accept the OSC Council as the final arbiter on OSC matters.

2. I agree to pay the annual membership fee for my level of membership and that my membership will start only when the fee has been received by the OSC.

3. I agree that my membership application is subject to approval by the OSC Council, which has the right to refuse any application.

4. I agree that this entitles me to twelve months' OSC membership. I may terminate my membership at any time by informing the OSC in writing. If I terminate my membership part-way through a year, I will not be entitled to a refund of my annual membership fee.

5. Limitation of Liability - I agree that in no event shall the OSC be liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, damages for loss of goodwill or any and all other commercial damages or losses, even if advised of the possibility thereof, and regardless of whether any claim is based upon any contract, tort or other legal or equitable theory, relating or arising from the actions of the OSC or any OSC member.

6. The OSC operates an internal marketplace to generate business for our members and pass business between members. I agree that, when using that marketplace, I will abide by its rules, which can be obtained on request from This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Agreement

I agree to these terms and conditions and that my membership may be forfeit if I fail to follow these rules. If joining as a company or organisation, I confirm that I am legally able to bind the organisation to these terms and conditions and, in applying for OSC membership, do so.