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Open & Intelligent Software for the Radio Access Networks
The O-RAN Software Community (O-RAN SC or OSC) was created as a collaboration between the O-RAN ALLIANCE and Linux Foundation with the mission to support the creation of open software for the RAN.
The O-RAN Software initiatives focus on aligning software reference implementation with the O-RAN ALLIANCE’s open architecture and specifications.
The O-RAN Software Community has successfully jumpstarted open source RAN software, supporting the industry in building open and intelligent RAN.
During 2026, the O-RAN SC is being migrated to the Linux Foundation Networking (LFN). The full integration of O-RAN SC into LFN enables tighter, more efficient, and more streamlined collaboration with fellow LFN projects under a single, unified governance structure.
Read more about the migration in our
press release
and on the O-RAN Software Community website:
o-ran-sc.org
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O-RAN Software Community
Comprises Two Project Streams
O-RAN
Software
Community
The O-RAN Software Community is a Linux Foundation project supported and funded by
O-RAN
to lead the implementation of the
O-RAN
specifications in Open Source. The project leverages the Apache 2.0 License.
O-RAN Software
Community
Charter
Apache 2.0 License
O-RAN
Specification
Code Project
The O-RAN Specification Code Project is an
O-RAN
ALLIANCE project. Its objective is to allow contributions that will acknowledge essential patents. The project leverages the
O-RAN
Software License.
O-RAN
Specification Code Project
Charter
O-RAN
Software
License
Standards Collaboration Copyright License (SCCL)
O-RAN
Specification
Code Project CLA
Both project streams are managed by the project’s Technical Oversight Committee (TOC). Please visit the
O-RAN
Software Community wiki pages for further information.
O-RAN Software Community
Wiki Pages
Contributor License Agreements
To contribute code under either software project a contributor will be asked to agree to the software Contributor License Agreement (CLA).
The CLAs are managed by Linux Foundation common CLA management platform. Each project license will be handled separately, so contributors can agree to one or both licenses. There is a corporation management function as part of the CLA platform that can support whitelisting of contributors to simplify contributor management from the same company.
LINUX FOUNDATION COMMON CLA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
For any questions on the
O-RAN
Specification Code Project license please email
license@o-ran.org