[yocto-ab] Form submission from: Yocto Project Participant Registration

[Osier-mixon, Jeffrey]

Hi Bhaskar & Todd

I have added Mike Woster and Kevlin Husser from the Linux Foundation
on this message thread. They have helped many organizations through
this process.

I am very, very pleased to see AMD's interest in the project, and I
would like to help out in any way I can, so don't hesitate to contact
me.


On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 1:47 AM, Mukkamala, Bhaskar
<Bhaskar.Mukkamala at amd.com> wrote:
> Hello Jeffery,
>
> Thank you for the reply. Please provide more details on the annual dues for AMD to join in the Yocto project as a member organization.
>
> If this requires telephonic conference/discussion, we can do that.  From AMD, Todd Roberts (copied in this e-mail) and I will be participating in this discussion.
>
> Please invite other folks from Yocto project that are required for this discussion and propose convenient time.
>
> Regards,
> Bhaskar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Osier-mixon, Jeffrey [mailto:jeffrey.osier-mixon at intel.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 3, 2014 12:15 AM
> To: Mukkamala, Bhaskar
> Cc: yocto-ab at yoctoproject.org
> Subject: Re: [yocto-ab] Form submission from: Yocto Project Participant Registration
>
> Hello Bhaskar - thanks very much for your submission to the Yocto Project compliance program. My only concern here is that the application is coming from a large company with more than 80 people. I see you have answered yes to question 5. I understand that AMD is already a member of the Linux Foundation, but the Yocto Project is separate in that regard - the question asks whether you are an existing Yocto Project member organization. YP is part of the Linux Foundation in the sense that we are an LF Collaborative Project - we operate under their legal umbrella, we share some resources with them, etc. - but in most aspects we are a separate organization, in the same way that, for example, Hadoop is a distinct project even though it operates under the Apache Foundation.
>
> Due to the company size, the only way AMD would qualify for YP Participant status is to join the project as a member organization. I would be very happy to talk with you about this possibility. There are two tiers of membership with annual dues that help pay for infrastructure and outreach, plus members get a vote on the Advisory Board which helps them guide the project in concert with the other organizations - 16 at this point. YP is a true open source project that is not owned by any single organization and we work hard to represent all of our members equally. For the price of dues, AMD would have its name cemented in association with the Yocto Project, the BSP would be able to be hosted on the official YP servers, plus a number of other benefits. Let me know if this sounds like something you would like to pursue.
>
> thanks
>
> On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 1:45 AM, Yocto Project <webmaster at yoctoproject.org> wrote:
>> Submitted on Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 01:45 Submitted by anonymous
>> user: [202.56.249.162] Submitted values are:
>>
>>    --Contact information--
>>      Organization / project name: AMD GSeriesSOC BSP
>>      Contact name: Bhaskar Mukkamala
>>      Contact email address: bhaskar.mukkamala at amd.com
>>      URL to organization or product link: amd.com
>>      Registration date: 2014-01-02
>>      Compliance Agreement revision: 1.0
>>
>>
>> Criteria:
>>   - Working towards and supporting the aims and objectives of the
>> Yocto Project. These include decreasing the fragmentation of embedded
>> ecosystem and focusing around a common shared set of tools, formats
>> and best practices. We want to avoid multiple groups of people
>> repeating the same work and have one set of great tools rather than
>> multiple tools with drawbacks.: Yes
>>   - Committed to promoting the OpenEmbedded architecture, layer model,
>> and BSP
>> format.: Yes
>>   - Committed to sending to the open source community any patches to
>> OpenEmbedded-Core, BitBake and other Yocto Project layers.: Yes
>>   - Aiming for compatibility and interoperability among different
>> metadata
>> layers.: Yes
>>   - Are a non-profit, small business (up to 80 employees), or existing
>> Yocto Project member organization, or if the project's parent
>> organization is an open-source project.: Yes
>> Explanation:
>> AMD is already a participating member in the Linux foundation.
>> This project is intended to create a board support package for AMD
>> hardware that is Yocto compatible.
>>
>>
>> The results of this submission may be viewed at:
>> https://www.yoctoproject.org/node/351545/submission/82
>>
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>
>
> --
> Jeff Osier-Mixon @Intel
> Yocto Project Community Manager http://yoctoproject.org
>
>



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Jeff Osier-Mixon @Intel
Yocto Project Community Manager http://yoctoproject.org