Foundation logo | |
| Formation | June 15, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei, Inspur, Qihoo 360, Tencent, China Merchants Bank, etc. |
| Founded at | Beijing, China |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Website | www |
OpenAtom Foundation (Chinese: 开放原子开源基金会), is the first foundation for open-source software in China.[1] It was established in June 2020 with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and initiated jointly by Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei, Inspur, Qihoo 360, Tencent, China Merchants Bank and other companies for operation and marketing services of open source projects.[1][2][3][4][5]
Projects
As of December 2022, the foundation hosts open source projects including XuperCore[6] (kernel of XuperChain blockchain architecture), OpenHarmony,[7] openEuler,[8][9] TencentOS Tiny,[10] AliOS Things,[11] OpenBlock, PIKA[12] and hapjs.[13]
Collaboration
On September 28, 2021, the OpenAtom Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation announced their intention to form a partnership to collaborate on OpenHarmony.[4]
On October 26 in the same year, both partners launched the Oniro operating system, a compatible implementation of OpenHarmony based on open source[14] and aimed to be transparent, vendor-neutral, and independent system for the global market with the founding members including Huawei, Linaro and Seco, an Italian IoT device manufacturer.[15][16]
On November 23, 2023, nearly two years after the launch of the Oniro operating system, OpenAtom and Eclipse Foundation signed a cooperation agreement for the development of the pan-European OpenHarmony-based distro project.[17]
Xiaoyuanxing

OpenAtom Xiaoyuanxing (Chinese: 开放原子校源行) is an initiative hosted by the OpenAtom Foundation to promote open-source culture within universities. Universities like the Beijing Institute of Technology have shown strong support for this initiative by establishing programs like the OpenHarmony Talent Class, and others setting up student societies like the OpenAtom Open Source Society and the OpenHarmony Technology Club.[18]
See also
References
- ^ a b Cheung, Sunny (May 10, 2024). "Open-Source Technology and PRC National Strategy: Part I". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "中国首个开源基金会"开放原子开源基金会"亮相 - OSCHINA - 中文开源技术交流社区". www.oschina.net. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
- ^ "开放原子开源基金会辟谣"鸿蒙归工信部所有"_新闻频道". 中国青年网. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ a b Canada, Eclipse Foundation (2021-09-28). "Eclipse Foundation and OpenAtom Foundation Forge a Strategic Initiative Focused on OpenHarmony OS". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ 开源前沿课 (in Chinese (China)). Shanghai Opensource Information Technology Association. ISBN 978-7-5115-8492-2. Wikidata Q136305738.
- ^ XuperCore, OPENATOM FOUNDATION, 2022-11-22, retrieved 2022-12-08
- ^ Mishra, Yash (2021-06-07). "PSA: Huawei donated HarmonyOS core structure to OpenAtom Foundation". Huawei Central. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ Li, Deng (2021-11-09). "Huawei OpenEuler operating system donation announced". Huawei Central. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ "openEuler". www.openeuler.org. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ 开放原子开源基金会首批孵化项目, OPENATOM FOUNDATION, 2022-12-08, retrieved 2022-12-08
- ^ "AliOS Things: AliOS Things是由开放原子开源基金会(OpenAtom Foundation)孵化及运营的开源项目,是面向开发者的新一代物联网操作系统。". Gitee (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ OpenAtomFoundation/pika, OPENATOM FOUNDATION, 2022-12-08, retrieved 2022-12-08
- ^ "OPENATOM". www.openatom.org. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ Guindon, Christopher. "Oniro". oniroproject.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ Sarkar, Amy (2021-10-28). "Oniro Operating System launched, based on Huawei HarmonyOS". Huawei Central. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "The Eclipse Foundation Partners with China's OpenAtom on a New Operating System -". ADTmag. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ Sarkar, Amy (23 November 2023). "OpenAtom and Eclipse Foundation signs cooperation for Oniro software". HC Newsroom. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "开源浪潮起 清华汇群贤——开放原子"校源行"(清华站)活动后记" [The open-source wave is rising, and Tsinghua University gathers brilliant minds – a post-event report on the OpenAtom "Campus Outreach" activity (Tsinghua University station)]. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-09-15.
