specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: Academy Software Foundation
providerId: academy-software-foundation
publisherName: The Linux Foundation
serviceCategory: Open Source Software / Standards
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Animation
  - Color Management
  - Film
  - Linux Foundation
  - Open Source
  - Rendering
  - Standards
  - Visual Effects
  - VFX
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: FOCUS-aligned FinOps scaffold for Academy Software Foundation. ASWF projects are free open
  source libraries; there are no provider invoices to allocate. FinOps relevance is internal — studios
  track CI/CD compute, storage, and developer time spent on ASWF integrations rather than vendor charges.
sources:
  - https://www.aswf.io/
  - https://www.aswf.io/membership/
notes: No vendor billing surface. The only direct ASWF cost is Linux Foundation membership (negotiated,
  not publicly metered). Internal FinOps focus is on the compute and storage costs studios incur when
  building, testing, and running ASWF-based pipelines — those costs land on the underlying cloud or on-prem
  provider, not ASWF.
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Membership / Free Open Source
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Academy Software Foundation
  ServiceCategory: Open Source Software / Standards
  ProviderName: Academy Software Foundation
  PublisherName: The Linux Foundation
  InvoiceIssuerName: The Linux Foundation
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: lf_membership
    description: Annual Linux Foundation / ASWF membership fee, negotiated by tier.
    unit: year
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - membership_tier
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: There is no ASWF invoice to track. Visibility means cataloging which ASWF libraries
      (OpenEXR, OpenVDB, OpenColorIO, etc.) are linked into internal pipelines, and the build/CI cost
      of maintaining those integrations.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate the compute and storage cost of ASWF-dependent workloads (render farms, color
      pipelines, image conversion) to the consuming production or studio cost center.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize through caching of build artifacts (aswf-docker images), pinning library versions,
      and choosing the right project for the workload (e.g. OpenImageIO vs custom image code).
  - name: Accountability
    description: Studio engineering leadership owns the build/CI cost; the LF membership line, where it
      exists, is owned by studio leadership or a consortium-relations function.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com