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[[File:Open Compute Server Front.jpg|thumb|Open Compute V2 Server]]

[[File:Open Compute 1U Drive Tray Bent.jpg|thumb|Open Compute V2 Drive Tray,<br />2nd lower tray extended]]

The Open Compute Project Foundation is a [[501(c)(6)]] non-profit incorporated in the state of Delaware. Rocky Bullock serves as the Foundation's CEO and has a seat on the board of directors. As of July 2020, there are 7 members who serve on the board of directors which is made up of one individual member and six organizational members. Mark Roenigk ([[Facebook, Inc.|Facebook]]) is the Foundation's president and chairman. [[Andy Bechtolsheim]] is the individual member. In addition to Mark Roenigk who represents [[Facebook, Inc.|Facebook]], other organizations on the Open Compute board of directors include [[Intel]] (Rebecca Weekly), [[Microsoft]] (Kushagra Vaid), [[Google]] (Partha Ranganathan), and [[Rackspace]] (Jim Hawkins).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Organization and Board|url = http://www.opencompute.org/about/organization-and-board/|website = Open Compute|access-date = 2015-09-12|archive-date = 2015-09-26|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150926112457/http://www.opencompute.org/about/organization-and-board/|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The Open Compute Project Foundation is a [[501(c)(6)]] non-profit incorporated in the state of Delaware. George Tchaparian serves as the Foundation's CEO and has a seat on the board of directors.

A current list of members can be found on the [http://opencompute.org/membership/membership-organizational-directory opencompute.org] website.

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Sub-project for [[PCI Mezzanine Card|Mezzanine]] ([[Network interface controller|NIC]]) OCP NIC 3.0 specification 1v00 was released in late 2019 establishing 3 form factors: SFF, TSFF, and LFF .<ref>{{Cite web |title=Server/Mezz - OpenCompute |url=https://www.opencompute.org/wiki/Server/Mezz |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.opencompute.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Rohit |date=2022-05-02 |title=OCP NIC 3.0 Form Factors The Quick Guide |url=https://www.servethehome.com/ocp-nic-3-0-form-factors-quick-guide-intel-broadcom-nvidia-meta-inspur-dell-emc-hpe-lenovo-gigabyte-supermicro/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=ServeTheHome |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Time Appliance ===

Time Appliance Project (TAP) is a sub-project for the development the time reference device<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Appliances Project (TAP) |url=https://www.opencompute.org/projects/time-appliances-project-tap|access-date=2022-11-09 |website=www.opencompute.org|publisher=Opencompute}}</ref> used as a source for in the network time synchronization protocols such as [[Network_Time_Protocol|NTP]]<ref>{{cite web | last1=Obleukhov| first1=Oleg |title=Building a more accurate time service at Facebook scale |url=https://engineering.fb.com/2020/03/18/production-engineering/ntp-service/|website=Engineering at Meta |publisher=Meta}}</ref>, [[Precision_Time_Protocol|PTP]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Byagowi | first1=Ahmad | last2=Obleukhov| first2=Oleg |title=Open-sourcing a more precise time appliance |url=https://engineering.fb.com/2021/08/11/open-source/time-appliance/ |website=Engineering at Meta |publisher=Meta}}</ref> and [[Synchronous_Ethernet|SyncE]].

The sub-project consists of several workstreams<ref>{{cite web|title=Time Appliances Project wiki|url=https://www.opencompute.org/wiki/Time_Appliances_Project |website=opencompute.org |publisher=Opencompute}}</ref> including development of:

* [[Open_Time_Card|Time Card]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schaub | first1=Thomas | last2=Teshome| first2=Asrat |title=Time Card Base Address via PCIe |url=https://www.opencompute.org/documents/timecard-baseaddr-3-pdf|website=opencompute.org|publisher=Opencompute}}</ref>

* Open Time Server<ref>{{cite web |last1=Byagowi | first1=Ahmad | last2=Obleukhov| first2=Oleg |title=Open-sourcing a more precise time appliance |url=https://engineering.fb.com/2021/08/11/open-source/time-appliance/ |website=engineering.fb.com|publisher=Meta}}</ref>

* Precision Time APIs<ref>{{cite web |last2=Byagowi | first2=Ahmad | last1=Obleukhov| first1=Oleg |title=How Precision Time Protocol is being deployed at Meta|url=https://engineering.fb.com/2022/11/21/production-engineering/precision-time-protocol-at-meta/ |website=engineering.fb.com |publisher=Meta}}</ref>

==Litigation==

In March, 2015,<ref>{{cite web|title=BladeRoom Group Limited et al v. Facebook, Inc.|url=https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/candce/5:2015cv01370/286012|website=Justia|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref> BladeRoom Group Limited and Bripco (UK) Limited sued Facebook, Emerson Electric Co. and others alleging that Facebook has disclosed BladeRoom and Bripco's trade secrets for prefabricated data centers in the Open Compute Project.<ref>{{cite web|title=ORDER granting in part and denying in part 128 Motion to Dismiss|url=https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/california/candce/5:2015cv01370/286012/193|website=Justia|access-date=18 February 2017}}</ref> Facebook petitioned for the lawsuit to be dismissed,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Greene|first1=Kat|title=Facebook Wants Data Center Trade Secrets Suit Tossed|url=https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/794537/facebook-wants-data-center-trade-secrets-suit-tossed|access-date=8 March 2017|publisher=Law360|date=10 May 2016}}</ref> but this was rejected in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=SVERDLIK|first1=YEVGENIY|title=Court Throws Out Facebook's Motion to Dismiss Data Center Design Lawsuit|url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2017/02/17/court-throws-facebooks-motion-dismiss-data-center-design-lawsuit/|access-date=8 March 2017|publisher=Data center Knowledge|date=17 February 2017}}</ref> A confidential mid-trial settlement was agreed in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facebook settles $365m modular datacentre IP theft case with UK-based BladeRoom Group|url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252438774/Facebook-settles-365m-modular-datacentre-IP-theft-case-with-UK-based-BladeRoom-Group|website=Computer Weekly|date=11 April 2018|access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>