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	Templates	Licenses
Hardware Specifications	OCP Specification All-in-One (v1.6) [click to make a copy] OCP Specification All-in-One Blank (v1.4) [click to make a copy] OCP Base Specification (v1.6) [click to make a copy] OCP Design Specification (v1.6) [click to make a copy] OCP Product Specification (v1.6) [click to make a copy]	OWF CLA 0.9 OWF FSA 0.9 (not signed, for reference only) For reference. Feedback Agreements are provided at the discretion of the OCP Foundation for participation in a current Semi-Private Workstream. Click here to submit a form to request participation.
Specification Errata Template	Specification Errata Template (v.1.1)	(Follows / Same as Original Contribution)
Hardware Design Packages	Design Package Guidelines (v1.2)	OWF CLA 0.9 [Click here to sign the agreement] OWF FSA 0.9 (not signed, for reference only
Software Specifications	OCP Software Specification All-in-One Template (v1.3) OCP-Software Specification-All-in-One BLANK Template (v1.3)	Open Source Initiative (OSI) License
Architectural Specifications	Architectural Specification Template (v1.5)	OWF CLA 0.9 [Click here to sign the agreement] OWF FSA 0.9 (not signed, for reference only
White Papers / Documents	Document Template (v1.7) Document Submission Guidelines	Creative Commons License (CC04) Single Party Copyright License Agreement [Click here to sign the agreement] Multi-Party Copyright License Agreements – Please contact [email protected]
Presentations	OCP Contribution Presentation Template
Archived / Deprecated	OCP Software Credit Report Amended Contribution Credit Structure – July 2020	Hardware License OCPHL-R Option (for use only with the OCP CLA) Hardware License OCPHL-P Option (for use only with the OCP CLA) Modified OWF-CLA-1.0 (As of August 16, 2021) Modified OWFa1.0 Final Specification Agreement (FSA) (As of August 16, 2021) OCP-CLA (As of Mar 1, 2019) [Click here to sign the agreement] OCP CLA Appendix (As of Mar 1, 2019) [Click here to sign the agreement] Software Contributor License Agreement [Click here to sign the agreement]