The Open Technology Assembly (OTA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 as the Belgium Unix Users Group to promote Linux and open source initiatives. OTA provides funding through not-for-profit organizations to cover hosting costs, hardware prototyping, meetings, and conferences, but does not pay individuals, provide training, or support commercial programs. Project proposals can be submitted as GitHub issues to be reviewed by OTA members.

1. Open Technology Assembly
Open Source Support program

2. Mission
Support Open Source
initiatives

3. What is Open Technology Assembly (OTA) ?
Founded in 1987 - Belgium Unix Users Group (BUUG) - non-profit organisation
Started the Internet in Belgium
Renamed to Open Technology Assembly (OTA)
● to promote Linux
● to promote Open Source

4. History of BUUG/OTA
Milestones
Belgium Unix Users
Group (BUUG)
1996
Open Technology
Assembly (OTA)
1994-1998
BUUG/OTA Linux
CD-ROMs
1992-2003
Linux-SIG
meetings
2020
Open Source Support
Program
1987

5. Linux-SIGs
Open Source
CD-ROMs

6. What is next ?

7. ● Provide funding through not
for profit organisations
● Pay cost for hosting
● Buy hardware for prototyping
● Cover cost for meetings and
conferences
● Community based
● Return to the community
● We don’t pay people
● We don't pay labour
● We don't pay for training or
education
● We don’t support commercial
programs

8. GitHub Project:
https://github.com/ota-be/proposals

9. Submit through
GitHub as an
“issue”:
- project
proposal
- to apply as
OTA member
Submit an “issue”
with your proposal
An “OTA” member will
own the “issue”
Debate can now start
on “issue” (proposal)