Open Source Alliance

Welcome Message
To All Those To Whom These Presents Come, Greetings.


 * Today marks the dawn of a new era on Cyber Nations, the Age of Openness . A door has opened, a light shone and a new community born. For on this day, a group of friends united in their values, aims and aspirations have brought forth unto the Cyberverse, a new style of play: the Open Source Style . From this day, until the ending of time, all who walk the path of Openness shall be our brethren.


 * Many new alliances are but exercises in rebranding: new forum, new flag, new name, but the same people, the same rules, the same style of play. The Open Source Alliance is different. A multi-coloured alliance, we are committed to education, activity, community and engagement. Respect, trust, cooperation, learning and sharing are the bywords of the OSA, and the values by which we live. Our Source Code (charter) is our guide, filled with insight and direction, but still open; changing with and for the times.


 * The OSA offers an unparalleled training experience for both new and long time CN players. Our extensive mentoring and aid systems will have any player at the top of their game in short order. The happiness, security and fun of our members is, and shall always remain the focus of our Alliance. From tech to trades, wonders to wars, OSA members experience CN like no other alliance.

About OSA
The OSA is a Black Team (formerly multicolored) alliance founded by a group of nerdy friends united in their passion for growth and sharing their accumulated knowledge and experiences. While primarily a "nation building" alliance, the OSA has an open foreign policy and seeks good relations with all alliances on Planet Bob. True to the doctrine of "Openness" the OSA makes but a few demands of potential members the most important of which are:
 * Expansion of Knowledge
 * Activity
 * Respect
 * Loyalty

The OSA takes pride in our organizational skills. To us details are everything.

Dates of Interest
The following section is dedicated to important events in the history of the Open Source Alliance.
 * Friday February 13th 2009 - The OSA declares its existence as a General's Protectorate of The Phoenix Federation.
 * Sunday May 10th 2009 - OSA celebrates being listed on the “Top 7 Day Biggest Alliance Gains” for all but one of the previous 6 days.
 * Thursday May 28th 2009 - OSA accedes to NOIR



Government
The OSA is governed by an group of democratically Executive Officers who appoint deputies and other officers to assist them with their tasks. The Legislative function is preformed by the Commonsense Council which consist of the the elected Executive Officers plus the Deputy Ministers each enjoying differently weighted voting rights. Members of the OSA enjoy the right to petition the Commonsense council to introduce legislation, and must approve all treaties with defensive clauses and amendments to the Source Code. Additionally, the membership have the right to access all secret government records after a Source Code imposed secrecy time limit. OSA's government is best described as a Meritocratic Democracy, where members who have demonstrated their skill and dedication are able to stand for election to any of the higher offices. Following the principles openness, sharing, and participation the government of the OSA seeks to engage the membership in the running of the alliance and the decision making process; the OSA's government serves the membership, not the other way round.

Source Code

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 * [[Image:2-14-2009_4-47-22_AM.png|left|50px]] The Source Code is OSA's Charter. A modular and living document, the Source Code defines the structure, values and purpose of the OSA. The Source Code, true to the OSA's central tenets of teamwork and cooperation was a collaborative effort involving all the founders. While filled with the a high level of detail such as one would expect from an OSA document, the Source Code is nonetheless designed to afford maximum operation flexibility while maintaining order, fairness, transparency and democracy.


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Typical OSA Nation
Each month the zany nerds of the Ministry of Information Services create an example of a "typical OSA Nation", all the data for which is based on Alliance averages and modes.