The OCF is a non-profit organization. Its primary objective is the development and promotion of open source and peer-to-peer monetary and financial systems. Ultimately the goal is to facilitate sound economic activity based on a sound monetary and financial system, that brings entrepreneurs and savers/investors together under conditions that are favorable to and reduce the costs for both. A key activity of the OCF is the development of software which can be used for the above purpose and which is made available to the public free of charge.