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The Open Regulatory Compliance (ORC) Working Group brings together key stakeholders from industry, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), research institutions, and open source foundations. Together, they collaborate to establish best practices for ensuring that open source software development meets regulatory requirements across various domains, including cybersecurity, AI, and industry-specific directives.
Why Join ORC?
Stay Ahead of Evolving Regulation
Receive early insights into compliance requirements under the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and similar frameworks to reduce risks associated with non-compliance, including potential fines and product recalls.
Shape the Future of Compliance Standards
Collaborate with policymakers, standards bodies, and industry leaders to ensure fair and practical compliance guidelines to help harmonise compliance efforts across industries to reduce regulatory burdens.
Protect Open Source Development
Work with a vendor-neutral community to develop security best practices that align with open source principles, ensuring that compliance solutions respect the realities of open source software development.
Learn more about ORC’s mission and governance in the ORC Working Group Charter.
Who Should Join?
ORC membership is open to organisations and individuals invested in open source software security and regulatory compliance, including:
Manufacturers & Software Vendors
Navigate compliance obligations, reduce business risks, and ensure regulatory alignment.
Open Source Stewards & Foundations
Influence compliance standards while protecting the open source ecosystem.
Developers &
Maintainers
Understand CRA requirements and access tools to support secure software development.
Investing in Open Regulatory Compliance
Membership Levels and Benefits
Strategic Member
Organisations that view this Working Group’s standards, specifications and technologies as strategic to their organisation and are investing significant resources to sustain and shape the activities of this working group.
Governance
- One voting seat on the ORC Steering Committee + one alternate representative.
- One voting seat on the ORC Specification Committee + one alternate representative.
Content & Thought Leadership
- Option to issue a joint press release with ORC upon joining.
- Opportunity to post guest blogs on orcwg.org/blog monthly.
- Submit content to the ORC monthly blog and community newsletter.
- Amplification of your ORC-related news, announcements, and event promotions across ORC channels.
- Opportunity to participate as a speaker at ORC events, including conferences, webinars, and community days.
- Opportunity to appear as a featured expert on CRA Mondays.
€10 000 - €50 000
(Based on corporate revenue)
Visibility
- Opportunity to provide a testimonial featured on the ORC homepage.
- Logo displayed on the ORC website and collateral.
- Featured quote in ORC press releases.
- Mention in ORC press releases.
Support & Onboarding
- Personalized onboarding support from Eclipse Foundation staff.
- Direct access to member support services and guidance.
Discounts*
- OCX Conference: 1 free ticket+ 30% discount on additional tickets.
- ORC Events: 2 free tickets + 30% discount on additional tickets.
*Cannot be combined with other discounts
Participant Member
Participant Members are typically organisations that deliver products or services based upon related standards, specifications and technologies, or view this working group’s standards and technologies as strategic to their organisation.
Governance
- Eligible to participate in elections for member-level seats on the Steering Committee.
- Eligible to participate in elections for member-level seats on the Specification Committee.
Content & Thought Leadership
- Opportunity to post guest blogs on orcwg.org/blog quarterly.
- Submit content to the ORC monthly blog and community newsletter.
- Amplification of your ORC-related news, announcements, and event promotions across ORC channels.
- Opportunity to participate as a speaker at ORC events, including conferences, webinars, and community days.
- Opportunity to appear as a featured expert on CRA Mondays.
€0 - €20 000
(Based on corporate revenue)
Visibility
- Logo displayed on the ORC website and collateral.
- Mention in ORC press releases.
Support & Onboarding
- Participation in monthly group onboarding sessions for new ORC members.
- Direct access to member support services and guidance.
Discounts*
- OCX Conference: 40% off first ticket + 20% discount on additional tickets.
- ORC Events: 1 free ticket + 30% discount on additional tickets.
*Cannot be combined with other discounts
Foundation Member
Recognised non-profits hosting open source projects under an OSI-approved license. Must be an Eclipse Foundation member at any level.
Governance
- Eligible to participate in elections for member-level seats on the Steering Committee.
- Eligible to participate in elections for member-level seats on the Specification Committee.
Content & Thought Leadership
- Opportunity to post guest blogs on orcwg.org/blog quarterly.
- Submit content to the ORC monthly blog and community newsletter.
- Amplification of your ORC-related news, announcements, and event promotions across ORC channels.
- Opportunity to participate as a speaker at ORC events, including conferences, webinars, and community days.
- Opportunity to appear as a featured expert on CRA Mondays.
No Fee
Visibility
- Logo displayed on the ORC website and collateral.
- Mention in ORC press releases.
Support & Onboarding
- Participation in monthly group onboarding sessions for new ORC members.
- Direct access to member support services and guidance.
Discounts*
- OCX Conference: 40% off first ticket + 20% discount on additional tickets.
- ORC Events: 30% discount off all tickets.
*Cannot be combined with other discounts
Guest Member
Guest Members are Associate members of the Eclipse Foundation, such as universities or research centers, who participate in meetings by invitation, but do not have voting rights.
Content & Thought Leadership
- Submit content to the ORC monthly blog and community newsletter.
- Amplification of your ORC-related news, announcements, and event promotions across ORC channels.
- Opportunity to participate as a speaker at ORC events, including conferences, webinars, and community days.
- Opportunity to appear as a featured expert on CRA Mondays.
Visibility
- Logo displayed on the ORC website and collateral.
- Mention in ORC press releases.
No Fee
Support & Onboarding
- Participation in monthly group onboarding sessions for new ORC members.
- Direct access to member support services and guidance.
| Strategic | Participant | Foundation | Guest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governance | One voting seat on the ORC Steering Committee + one alternate representative. | ||||
| One voting seat on the ORC Specification Committee + one alternate representative. | |||||
| Eligible to participate in elections for member-level seats on the Steering Committee. | |||||
| Eligible to participate in elections for member-level seats on the Specification Committee. | |||||
| Visibility | Opportunity to provide a testimonial featured on the ORC homepage. | ||||
| Logo displayed on the ORC website and collateral. | |||||
| Featured quote in ORC press releases. | |||||
| Mention in ORC press releases. | |||||
| Content & Thought Leadership | Option to issue a joint press release with ORC upon joining. | ||||
| Opportunity for guest blog post on orcwg.org/blog | Monthly | Quarterly | Quarterly | ||
| Submit content to the ORC monthly blog and community newsletter. | |||||
| Amplification of your ORC-related news, announcements, and event promotions across ORC channels. | |||||
| Opportunity to participate as a speaker at ORC events, including conferences, webinars, and community days. | |||||
| Opportunity to appear as a featured expert on CRA Mondays. | |||||
| Support & Onboarding | Personalized onboarding support from Eclipse Foundation staff. | ||||
| Participation in monthly group onboarding sessions for new ORC members. | |||||
| Direct access to member support services and guidance. | |||||
| Discounts* | OCX Conference | 1 free ticket + 30% discount on additional tickets. | 40% off first ticket + 20% discount on additional tickets. | 40% off first ticket + 20% discount on additional tickets. | |
| ORC Events | 2 free tickets + 30% discount on additional tickets. | 1 free ticket + 30% discount on additional tickets. | 30% discount off all tickets. | ||
Governance
- One voting seat on the ORC Steering Committee + one alternate representative.
- One voting seat on the ORC Specification Committee + one alternate representative.
- Eligible to participate in elections for member-level seats on the Steering Committee.
- Eligible to participate in elections for member-level seats on the Specification Committee.
Visibility
- Opportunity to provide a testimonial featured on the ORC homepage.
- Logo displayed on the ORC website and collateral.
- Featured quote in ORC press releases.
- Mention in ORC press releases.
Content & Thought Leadership
- Option to issue a joint press release with ORC upon joining.
- Opportunity for guest blog post on orcwg.org/blogMonthly
- Submit content to the ORC monthly blog and community newsletter.
- Amplification of your ORC-related news, announcements, and event promotions across ORC channels.
- Opportunity to participate as a speaker at ORC events, including conferences, webinars, and community days.
- Opportunity to appear as a featured expert on CRA Mondays.
Support & Onboarding
- Personalized onboarding support from Eclipse Foundation staff.
- Participation in monthly group onboarding sessions for new ORC members.
- Direct access to member support services and guidance.
Discounts*
- OCX Conference1 free ticket + 30% discount on additional tickets.
- ORC Events2 free tickets + 30% discount on additional tickets.
*Cannot be combined with other discounts
For more details on membership fees, review the Participation Agreement.
The CRA will impact open source users and producers alike. Legislators will benefit from the brain trust of open source organisations that Eclipse has brought together to ensure that the legislation is crafted in a way that protects all parties. The Apache Software Foundation is committed to safeguarding our digital future by addressing the multifaceted challenges of cybersecurity in the open source ecosystem, and cooperating with and implementing the CRA.
We support the mission of the Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group to help shape the future of secure software development in Europe, together with the European Commission, Open Source foundations and other industry players.
Open source communities and the software they produce are ever more important for the whole industry. This is exactly why for Nokia the wellbeing and sustainability of the open source communities is paramount. We are looking forward to working as part of the community to ensure getting the best possible outcome of the EU CRA for everybody.
Compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act and other upcoming legislation poses a new challenge for the Open Source community. The Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group gives us an opportunity to find solutions together, and to work with lawmakers and regulatory bodies to help them better understand Open Source.
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