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38 exercises tighter controls over the process than , for example , an open source platform like GitHub . “ Companies will make a contribution to our open community . Contributors will come together and submit a specification for a cable , switch , rack , etc . That specification is then circulated within its particular project community , which then votes on it ,” explains Helvie . “ Any piece of approved hardware that ends up on our website has been through a really rigorous review process .”
Once approved , the specification is made into a physical product . In order to prevent itself from becoming a vast library of hardware specifications that aren ’ t available on the market , the OCP adds an interesting stipulation . “ One of the things that we ’ re quite diligent about is that , if you submit a contribution to the OCP , you have to have a supply chain ready to deliver the product within 100 days of the specification being approved ,” says Helvie .
“ We currently have over 200 companies , and over 8,000 engineers working across 25-30 different common problems throughout
the data centre ”
— Steve Helvie , OCP Foundation
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The design philosophy behind OCP innovations is one of extreme simplic-
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