How it works
Pick a project. Open work will go in AOSSI's public repository once it exists.
Read the contributor terms. Licenses, the revenue-share agreement, the export-control policy. All of it, ideally.
Do the work. Design, code, test, document. The repository history will record who did what.
Get credited and paid. If your work ships in a product, you'll earn a net-revenue share for the life of that product line.
How builders are paid
Contributors will be independent contractors. Each will earn a net-revenue share for the life of the product line. Later contributors will never dilute your share. If a new product reuses your earlier work, you'll get a proportional carryover. You'll be able to give part of your own share to teammates.
These terms are drafts, pending attorney review. Final terms will be published before anyone signs a contributor agreement.
Export control
Space hardware can fall under ITAR and EAR export rules. AOSSI will review every release before it goes out. Nothing controlled will be published without authorization.
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Planned: certificates of understanding, so anyone can qualify to work on AOSSI projects. Planned means not yet.