Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) eG

The Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) eG is a registered cooperative with the general goal to provide everything that is needed to use, distribute and license Open Source software components in industrial products. This includes components of the software itself, but also aspects of quality, safety and security as well as license and company compliance.

The funding is provided by the community of OSADL members following the principle: Develop base technologies and services once for the use of many.

OSADL accepts members from all over the world.
Specialties
Quality assurance and improvement of the realtime Linux kernel by long-term monitoring of embedded systems in the OSADL QA Farm., Technical support for problems with realtime Linux. , Business process consulting for handling Open Source licenses and support with license compliance of Open Source software (OSADL License Checklists, OSADL Open Source Policy Template, OSADL License Compliance Audit, FOSS Legal Knowledge Database (FAQ) and more., Organization and management of projects on technical and legal Open Source topics (e.g. OPC UA PubSub over TNS, Safety, Security), Teaching and training through seminars, workshops, webinars and in-house around Open Source software in industrial products., and Access to base technology know-how by networking with other OSADL member companies.