OSADL
The Open Source Automation Development Lab eG (OSADL) was founded on December 8, 2005 and assigned the cooperative register number 440085 at the Stuttgart, Germany, District Court in August 2006. It accepts members from anywhere in the world.
The general goal of the OSADL is to promote and coordinate the development of Open Source software for the machine, machine tool, and automation industry. Among others, the OSADL is acting as a "purchase community" of Open Source software, i.e. the membership fees are used to delegate the development of Open Source software projects that a majority of the members is requesting for or agreeing to. The more than 40 member companies (as of March 6, 2013) are machine companies, manufacturers of automation hardware and software, semiconductor companies, user associations and Open Source software service providers.
Read more about OSADL: Preamble of The Articles of Incorporation of The Cooperative, Working Groups and Projects