Community

Apache Ossie is built by a community of individuals. Everyone is welcome to participate — whether you're contributing to the spec, building converters, or just following along.

Get Involved

Join our open-source community on GitHub, the mailing lists, or Slack. Help shape the future of semantic interchange.

View Repository Browse the spec, raise PRs, and contribute code. Start a Discussion Share ideas, propose features, and ask questions. Join Slack Chat directly with contributors on Slack. Subscribe to dev@ Main development and community discussion list. Subscribe to commits@ Automated notifications for commits and pull requests. Subscribe to issues@ Automated notifications for GitHub issues. Google Calendar Subscribe to community meetings and events.

Meetings and Working Groups

All meetings are open to everyone, and times live on the community Google Calendar. Working groups are for discussion, not decisions — those happen in the open on the dev@ mailing list, per the Apache Way.

Community Meeting

Project-wide updates and discussions

Last Monday of each month · 9:30–10:30am PST
Join call Notes
Metrics and Querying Working Group

Defining portable model representations and query semantics

Alternating Wednesdays · 9:00am PST (from Mar 25, 2026) · 4:00pm PST (from Apr 1, 2026)
Join call Notes Slack
Catalog Integration Working Group

Bridging Apache Ossie models with data catalog and governance platforms

Monthly on the 24th · 9:30–10:30am PST
Join call Slack
Ontology Representation Working Group

Mapping Apache Ossie concepts to formal ontology standards

Every 2 weeks on Tuesday · 10:00–10:30am PST (from Sep 1, 2026)
Join call Notes Slack

Community