Membership

Membership for organizations building long-term software capability

Membership combines strategic influence, community visibility, practical delivery support, and stewardship readiness in one relationship model.

Benefits

Membership is the coordination model for how organizations influence the laboratory, access practical support, strengthen visibility, and collaborate across community, academia, and industry.

  • Quarterly alliance participation with direct influence on priorities
  • Preferred pricing on ad-hoc work, bundles, and retainers
  • Community and academia exposure through events and collaboration
  • Visibility via member profile, logo placement, and hosted events
  • Recruitment channel for tasks and open roles
  • Stewardship readiness for projects that need formal operating posture

Annual membership

10,000 DKK / year excl. VAT
  • Quarterly MoM-FOSS Alliance participation
  • Public member profile and logo placement
  • Access to event hosting and community visibility
  • Membership pricing on extra hours and retainers

Monthly membership

1,000 DKK / month excl. VAT
  • Same stewardship participation and member benefits
  • Flexible for organizations that want a lighter entry point
  • Direct support for FOSS maintenance and development
  • Can be combined with retainers for active projects

Pricing snapshot

Membership pricing is designed to make active stewardship work economically realistic once projects move from exploratory to sustained operation.

Ad-hoc hourly

1,120 DKK

vs. 1,600 DKK non-member

Prepaid bundles

up to 37% off

on 30h and 50h bundles

Retainers

40-49% off

based on monthly package size

Why organizations join

Strategic direction and influence

Membership includes participation in quarterly alliance sessions where member organizations help shape the next wave of laboratory focus and FOSS work.

Visibility and hosting opportunities

Members are featured on the website and can host Community of Practice events with clear visibility to practitioners, researchers, and decision-makers.

Network and talent pipeline

The model connects companies with academia, volunteers, and professionals, and creates a practical surface for recruitment through member-facing channels.

Conference and participation benefits

Membership includes one full conference ticket and discounted access for additional participants, making it easier to involve broader teams.

Commercial leverage through member pricing

Members get lower effective rates across ad-hoc delivery, prepaid bundles, and retainer models, which helps maintain momentum after strategy and pilots.

Stewardship when you need it

For projects that need a stronger operating posture, membership provides a clear path into OSS stewardship transition and sustained quality governance.

Long-form management rationale

For teams that need the full argumentation around governance, quality, CRA context, and alliance dynamics, we keep the deeper narrative as an essay.

Need membership for a project or an organization?

We can help you decide whether membership, stewardship, or a direct service engagement is the right fit.