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The OSU Open Source Lab (OSUOSL) offers support services to the world’s leading Open Source projects as part of its mission to contribute to the growth of Open Source software. By hosting pioneering projects, building connections between the public and private sectors, and training a new generation of innovators, the Lab promotes Open Source software that people around the world can create and use together.
What we do
OSUOSL currently hosts ~1,000 sub-projects. We provide hosting for medium to large high-impact FOSS projects that need a neutral hosting provider. We strive to help projects however possible: from simply providing access to a virtual machine, all the way to fully managing their infrastructure. Some of the high-profile projects for which we currently provide hosting include: The Linux Foundation, PostmarketOS, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Busybox/Buildroot, phpBB, GCC Compile Farm, qemu, Jenkins, ROS. Our popular software mirror hosts over 12T of data with over 100 projects included.
The Lab employs and mentors undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience managing all of the infrastructure we provide to projects. Many of our students graduate and become prolific FOSS contributors, and some have gone on to found their own tech companies. These young professionals experience real-world production systems and architectures, gaining highly valuable skills that are difficult to acquire at most universities.
In addition, we collaborate with private industry to provide a neutral hosting facility for non-x86 architectures. Our largest collaboration is with IBM, for whom we host over 100 projects on an OpenPOWER-based OpenStack cluster. This collaboration includes projects such as Docker, Go Language, TensorFlow, LLVM and TravisCI, among others. We collaborate with Ampere Computing to provide access to the ARM64 architecture, and with the RISC-V Foundation to provide access to the RISC-V architecture.
Thank you for making a secure donation to the Open Source Lab Fund through the OSU Foundation. Your gift will support the continued growth and development of a strong Open Source community.
How to Donate to the OSU Open Source Lab
Once you click the “Make a Gift” link below, you will be redirected to the OSU Foundation’s website to process your donation. Once there, be sure to type “Open Source Lab Fund” in the “I want to give to” field to ensure your donation reaches us.
If you prefer to give by phone, please call the Oregon State University Foundation at (800) 354-7281. If you have any questions, please check our FAQ or email donations@osuosl.org