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So, the overall mission is to increase the quality and quantity of open-source contributions by developing a governance model, legal framework, and community infrastructure that makes it easier to both develop and use open-source software.
In more detail, the goals are:
Provide a neutral forum to coordinate cross-project efforts, establish best practices, and share resources across the motion picture and broader media industries.Develop an open continuous integration (CI) and build infrastructure to enable reference builds from the community and alleviate issues caused by siloed development.Provide individuals and organizations with a clear path for participation and code contribution.Streamline development for build and runtime environments through the sharing of open-source build configurations, scripts, and recipes.Provide better, more consistent licensing through a shared licensing template.
Developers interested in learning more or contributing can join Academy Software Foundation mailing list.
Morin added, “In the last 25 years, software engineers have played an increasing role in the most successful movies of our time. The Academy Software Foundation is set to provide funding, structure, and infrastructure for the open-source community, so that engineers can continue to collaborate and accelerate software development for movie making and other media for the next 25 years.”
Rob Bredow, SVP, executive creative director, and head of Industrial Light & Magic, said, “Developers and engineers across the industry are constantly working to find new ways to bring images to life, and open source enables them to start with a solid foundation while focusing on solving unique, creative challenges rather than reinventing the wheel.”
If you’d like to get into the movie business, now’s your chance. “We’re welcoming all the help we can get to set up the foundation,” Morin concluded. “Writing code today is perhaps the most powerful activity that you can do to make movies. If you’re interested, don’t hesitate to join us.”
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