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Author: Christophe Coustet <christophe.coustet@meso-star.com>
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+# The Stardis consortium
+
+## What is it about?
+
+The aim of the Stardis consortium is to support the *development*,
+*maintenance*, *support* and *distribution* of the [Stardis](stardis.html)
+software environment. This software includes the `Stardis-Solver` library, the
+`Stardis` simulation program and the `Stardis-Green` post-processing utility.
+
+## Why subscribe to the consortium offer?
+
+- to support the development of Stardis;
+
+- to learn how to use it, its concepts and how it works;
+
+- to influence orientation and development choices;
+
+- to interact with developers and other users.
+
+The [free license](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html) of the Stardis
+environment already grants its users the right to freely run the software,
+study its behavior, modify its source code or redistribute it. In addition,
+the Stardis consortium enables members, not only to pool their resources to
+help perpetuate and extend Stardis, but also to participate in its orientation
+and development choices.
+
+All members of the consortium share the same conditions, including being a
+member of the Consortium Committee. Once a year this commitee meets to review
+the achievements and the allocation of resources of the past year. It is during
+this meeting that the orientation and development choices of Stardis are also
+debated.
+
+The members of the consortium also benefit from an *annual review* of the
+Stardis environment. Beyond the presentation of the new functionalities, this
+review offers a *lecture* on the *source codes*. This not only helps grasp the
+link between the physical concepts and the source code that implements them,
+but also trains members on the source code infrastructure and thus enables
+them to modify it.
+
+From an administrative point of view, the Stardis consortium is not a legal
+structure; it is a *service offer* proposed by |Méso|Star>. Joining the
+consortium simply comes down to subscribing to this service offer.
+
+## Annual rates
+
+The cost of joining the consortium depends on the size of the member and the
+length of the subscription.
+
+| | 1 year | 2 years | 3 years |
+|----------------------------------- |------- |-------- |-------- |
+| Large or medium-sized entreprises | 20 k€ | 36 k€ | 48 k€ |
+| Small enterprises | 5 k€ | 9 k€ | 12 k€ |
+| Non-profit research institutes | 5 k€ | 9 k€ | 12 k€ |
+| Micro enterprises | 2 k€ | 3,6 k€ | 4,8 k€ |
+
+We invite you to [contact us](mailto:contact@meso-star.com) to receive a copy
+of the contract that formalizes the service and details the functioning of the
+consortium.
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