Open Computing Facility

The Open Computing Facility is an ASUC chartered program at the University of California, Berkeley, first founded in 1989. [1]

The OCF Penguin and logo/mascot since 2012, resembling Tux but sporting a scarf with the UC Berkeley colors of blue and gold.
The logo used by the Open Computing Facility from 2006 until 2012.
The logo used by the Open Computing Facility from 1999 to 2006.

The OCF is an all-volunteer, student-run, student-initiated service group dedicated to free computing for the greater academic community of the University of California, Berkeley. Its stated mission is to provide an environment where no member of Berkeley's campus community is denied the computer resources he or she seeks, and to appeal to all members of the Berkeley campus community with unsatisfied computing needs and to provide a place for those interested in computing to fully explore that interest.[1] Here, the term "campus community" does not include all area residents and excludes those persons without official connection to either the university or a university-sanctioned organisation. [2]

As part of the OCF's goal of being open and inclusive, the OCF publishes its board meeting minutes,[3] tech talks,[4] and Unix system administration DeCal materials [5] online for all to see.

The OCF provides the following services to UC Berkeley: [6]

References
  1. About Us - Open Computing Facility
  2. Eligibility - Open Computing Facility
  3. Index of /~staff/bod
  4. Tech talks - Open Computing Facility
  5. Unix System Administration DeCal
  6. Services - Open Computing Facility
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