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OSI participates in Columbia Convening on openness and AI; first readouts available
I was invited to join Mozilla and the Columbia Institute of Global Politics in an effort that explores what “open” […]
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OSI’s Response to NTIA ‘Dual Use’ RFC 3.27.2024
The Open Source Initiative is pleased to share their formal response to the US National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) […]
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Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update April 2
Seeking document reviewers for Pythia and OpenCV We are now in the process of reviewing legal documents to check the […]
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Letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo urging protection of openness and transparency in AI
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) contributed, along with other members of civil society and academia, to a letter drafted by […]
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Open Source AI Definition – Weekly Update Mar 25
The current draft is up for review and comment. Please spread the word with your peers as we are entering […]
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Results of 2024 elections of OSI board of directors
The polls just closed, the results are in. Congratulations to the returning directors Thierry Carrez and Josh Berkus, and the […]
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Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update Mar 18
Comments on draft 0.0.6 from the forum Point raised by participant that training data has been listed both as optional […]
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ClearlyDefined at the ORT Community Days
Once again Bosch’s campus in Berlin received ORT Community Days, the annual event organized by the OSS Review Toolkit (ORT) […]
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Three perspectives from FOSS Backstage
As a community manager, I find FOSS Backstage to be one of my favorite conferences content-wise and community-wise. This is […]
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Open Source AI Definition – weekly update Mar 11
Big week, marked by the release of draft 0.0.6! The document is available for live comments and more general comments […]
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The Approved Open Source Licenses never looked better
A license-review project has been underway with the goal of creating a systematic and well-ordered database of all the licenses […]
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Diverse Open Source uses highlight need for precision in Cyber Resilience Act
As the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is entering into the final legislative phase, it still has some needs arising […]
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Driving the global conversation about “Open Source AI”
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) continues the work of exploring complexities surrounding the development and use of artificial intelligence in […]
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COSCUP Unveiled
(Thanks to Paloma Oliveira for this contribution!) Reflecting on how to improve our open communities Navigating uncharted waters often leads […]
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Celebrating 25 years of Open Source at Campus Party
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) continues to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Open Source at the best tech conferences from […]
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Takeaways from the “Defining Open AI” community workshop
The Open Source Initiative is deep into a multi-stakeholder process to define machine learning systems that can be characterized as […]
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Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not Open Source
OSI is pleased to see that Meta is lowering barriers for access to powerful AI systems, but unfortunately, Meta has […]
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Three takeaways from Data + AI Summit
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending the Data + AI Summit in San Francisco. It was […]
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Towards a definition of “Open Artificial Intelligence”: First meeting recap
The Open Source Initiative recently kicked off a multi-stakeholder process to define machine learning systems that can be characterized as […]
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Convening public benefit and charitable foundations working in open domains
SAN FRANCISCO – July 12, 2023 – The public policy team of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has launched the […]
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Modern EU policies need the voices of the fourth sector
Traduit en français. It’s good news that the European Commission is now considering the value and needs of Open Source […]
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Open Source shaking up document databases, setting new standards
Currently there is no Open Source common interface for document databases, but FerretDB is driving forward with a goal to […]
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Open Policy Alliance: A new program to amplify underrepresented voices in public policy development
On behalf of the Open Source Initiative and the public policy team, I’m very pleased to share early news of […]
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OSI’s comments to US Patent and Trademark Office
OSI submitted its comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to defend Open Source from patent trolls. A […]
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Digital activists and open movement leaders share their perspective with Open Future in new research report, “Shifting tides: the open movement at a turning point”
Open Future conducted a study to gain a better understanding of the current state of the open movement, as seen […]
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OSI calls for revision of disclosure rules in CRA
OSI is a co-signatory of an open letter sent this week to the European Parliament by European Digital Rights (EDRi) expressing […]
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Now is the time to define Open Source AI
You’ve seen so many announcements about new releases of AI large language models, foundational models, tooling, services all claiming to […]
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Action needed to protect against patent trolls
The Linux Foundation, Unified Patents and Electronic Frontier Foundation hosted a webinar this week to give an overview of the […]
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The AI renaissance and why Open Source matters
Sharing knowledge and sharing code has always been a key driver for innovation in Artificial Intelligence. Researchers have gathered together […]
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Regulatory language cannot be the same for all software
In reviewing the language and concepts being used in the various draft bills and directives circulating in Brussels at present, […]
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Why open video Is vital For Open Source
The news that the European Commission’s competition directorate (DG COMP) has decided not to conduct a full antitrust investigation into the Alliance […]
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Webinar: ClearlyDefined proceeding towards a clear governance structure
The ClearlyDefined project was invited to give an update as part of the OpenChain webinar series. I had the opportunity […]
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Another issue with the Cyber Resilience Act: European standards bodies are inaccessible to Open Source projects
One of the proposals in the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is that European standards bodies should develop suitable standards that […]
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The Cyber Resilience Act introduces uncertainty and risk leaving Open Source projects confused
What might happen if the uncertainty persists around who is held responsible under the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)? The global […]
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The vital role of Open Source maintainers facing the Cyber Resilience Act
This year’s Maintainer Month feels different given what’s happening with the European Cyber Resilience Act. Their role is under more […]
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What Is Open Governance? Drafting a charter for an Open Source project
Building a healthy Open Source community is much more than just choosing an Open Source license for the project. It […]
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The importance of Open Source AI and the challenges of liberating data
(This post is taken from a speech given remotely at LLW 2023 by OSI Executive director Stefano Maffulli) The conference […]
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Things I learned at Brussels to the Bay: AI governance in the world
Powerful Artificial Intelligence technology is pressing more questions on Open Source and society every day. AI is contributing to important […]
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Open Source ensures code remains a part of culture
As Lessig observed in his 1999 book “CODE, and other laws of cyberspace”, a citizen’s practical experience of the law and […]
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Why advocacy and outreach matter
Despite a 25-year history, Open Source is still misunderstood or misrepresented. I still read about developers, a cohort you’d expect […]
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Salesforce: Why we sponsor OSI
This month, we’re pleased to spotlight one of our sponsors, Salesforce, and learn why Open Source is important to their […]
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Containers can be safer with Open Source
Container adoption is soaring, thanks to Open Source. The majority of projects and tools for container management in the cloud-native […]
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Diving in to Open Source supply chain; connecting and collaborating with communities
It has been about one month since I’ve joined the Open Source Initiative, and I’ve been busy learning about ClearlyDefined […]
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Open Source Approved License® registry project underway with help of intern, Giulia Dellanoce
I shared last month the details of the new OSI website, hosted on WordPress. One of the main drivers for […]
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Why the European Commission must consult the Open Source communities
A crucial problem with the Impact Assessment of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is that no Open Source communities or […]
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2023 State of Open Source Report: key findings and analysis
I joined Javier Perez on a webinar reviewing the results of the 2023 State of Open Source survey, a collaborative effort […]
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Results of 2023 elections of OSI board of directors
The polls just closed, the results are in. Congratulations to the returning directors Aeva Black, and Catharina Maracke, and the […]
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OSI to hold in person License Clinic workshop
OSI is pleased to announce our 2023 Open Source Initiative License Clinic, an in-person event to be held April 4th […]
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It’s time to vote
It’s that time of year when the board confirms and renews its members. If you’re a full member of OSI […]
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Recap/Summary of the Digital Market Act workshop in Brussels
This Monday, I was in Brussels to attend a stakeholder workshop for the Digital Market Act (DMA) organized by the […]
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Meet the 2023 candidates for OSI’s board
The nominations for the Open Source Initiative board of elections just closed, March 6th. It’s time for voters to meet […]
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Why Open Source should be exempt from Standard-Essential Patents
With the European Commission soon to offer the Parliament a bill relating to Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs), it is worth taking time […]
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ClearlyDefined gets a new community manager with a vision toward the future
ClearlyDefined has a new community manager! Nick Vidal has joined the project hosted by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) that […]
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How OSI will renew its board of directors in 2023
In the next few weeks, the OSI board of directors will renew three of its seats with an open election […]
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Predictions in Open Source: Security, Mature Strategies, COSO, AI/ML
I joined Javier Perez and Rod Cope of Perforce in a webinar entitled Open Source Trends to Watch in 2023 where […]
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What’s next for OSI’s website
The Open Source Initiative moved the website on a new platform, a baby step to improving the list of Approved […]
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Open Source Initiative joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
OSI to contribute to Digital Public Goods Alliance’s mission to address world’s most pressing economic challenges by furthering adoption of […]
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2023, governments scrutinize Open Source
In 2022, we’ve seen a visible acceleration of interest in open source from governments around the world. Partially, this is […]
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The ultimate list of reactions to the Cyber Resilience Act
The European Commission’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as drafted may harm Open Source, and perhaps all other non-industrial software. […]
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The License Review working group asks for community input on its recommendations
Some time ago the Open Source Initiative formed a working group to examine and improve the license review process. The stated […]
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The 2023 State of Open Source Report confirms security as top issue
For the second year in a row, the Open Source Initiative and OpenLogic by Perforce collaborated to launch a global survey […]
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What is the Cyber Resilience Act and why it’s important for Open Source
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is an interesting and important proposal for a European law that aims to drive the […]
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BigBlueButton provides access to quality education through Open Source
BigBlueButton is an Open Source virtual classroom started in 2007 by OSI sponsor, Blindside Networks. What differentiates… Source: opensource.org
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Apache Cassandra community looks to the future: Watch for a new release, conference spring 2023
Apache Cassandra is getting ready for its 5.0 release in spring 2023, together with the Cassandra Summit. Register now. […]
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2022 is almost over, welcome 2023!
The year is ending with a solid 20% growth in revenue from sponsors and an even more impressive increase of […]
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The Fediverse unlocks a world of composable distributed apps
There’s more to Mastodon than just replacing Twitter. ActivityPub has the potential to end the reign of monetized surveillance with […]
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Start the holiday season by becoming a member of the Open Source Initiative.
Together we can make a difference – become an OSI member today. Only with a strong… Source: opensource.org
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Open Source software started in academic circles, and AI is not different.
Transcript from October 20th Deep Dive: AI Academia panel Stefano Maffulli: All right, here we… The post Open Source software […]
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How OSI got to Mastodon
We have a new official social media channel for the Open Source Initiative: OSI is… The post How OSI got […]
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Want more AI? Try Mastodon!
What a month has just passed! Deep Dive: AI, our innovative form of online event,… The post Want more AI? […]
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Notes from Policy and Standards program – November 2022
In the month of November we rebooted our public policy mailing list and expanded our… Source: opensource.org
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Focusing on legal aspects of AI
Transcript from October 18th Deep Dive: AI Legal panel Stefano Maffulli: All right, Well, thanks… The post Focusing on legal […]
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How can the society as a whole maintain control of AI systems?
Transcript from October 13th Deep Dive: AI Society panel Stefano Maffulli: And welcome everyone. Welcome… The post How can the […]
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Exploring the business side of AI
Transcript from October 11th Deep Dive: AI Business panel Stefano Maffulli: Then welcome everyone officially…. The post Exploring the business […]
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All Things Open post event blog
We are headed to All Things Open 2022! You can find the OSI in Downtown… The post All Things Open […]
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On the emerging landscape of open AI
By Alek Tarkowski The launch of open models like BLOOM and Stable Diffusion is a… The post On the emerging […]
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Fathom II: Register to dive deeper into AI
The podcast series touched the surface of AI, raising many questions for people who care… The post Fathom II: Register […]
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Fireside chat with Mike Linksvayer
Mike Linksvayer, head of developer policy at GitHub in a conversation with Open Source Initiative’s executive director Stefano Maffulli talking […]
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OSI’s Deep Dive is an essential discussion on the future of AI and open source
GitHub is sponsoring Open Source Initiative’s Deep Dive: AI because we think it’s important for the community to unpack how […]
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Raising funds for a good cause while learning about Open Source trends
The second annual collaborative surve and report on the state of Open Source software, with OpenLogic and OSI. The post […]
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Atlantic.Net: Why we sponsor OSI
This month, we’re pleased to spotlight one of our sponsors, Atlantic.Net, and learn why Open… The post Atlantic.Net: Why we […]
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First Insights: Deep Dive AI Podcast
A little over five weeks ago, we started exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) impacts Open… The post First Insights: Deep […]
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Episode 5: Why Debian won’t distribute AI models any time soon
In this episode, Stefano Maffulli, executive director of the Open Source Initiative, and Mo Zhou, AI research expert and Debian […]
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Rising to answer the call: sound public policy for Open Source questions
I’m pleased to share the news that I’ve accepted the role of US Policy Director… The post Rising to answer […]
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OSI Executive Director to speak at Open Source Summit Europe
We are slowly, but surely starting to return to in person events. Our next stop… The post OSI Executive Director […]
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Did the US Treasury censor code or illegal actions?
The Tornado Cash case: Did the US Treasury censor code or illegal actions? The post Did the US Treasury censor […]
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Episode 4: Building creative restrictions to curb AI abuse
In this episode, Stefano Maffulli, executive director of the Open Source Initiative, and David Gray Widder, a Ph.D. student at […]
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Now Hiring: Community Manager for ClearlyDefined Project
We’re hiring! The Open Source Initiative is looking for a Community Manager to help grow… The post Now Hiring: Community […]
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When hackers take on AI: Sci-fi – or the future?
In 2020 during the height of the pandemic, Connor Leahy, co-founder of EleutherAI and CEO… The post When hackers take […]
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Episode 2: Solving for AI’s black box problem
In this episode, Stefano Maffulli, executive director of the Open Source Initiative, and Alek Tarkowski, strategy director of Open Future […]
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Episode 1: Copyright, Selfie Monkeys and the Hand of God
In this episode, Stefano Maffulli, executive director of the Open Source Initiative explores copyrights in the context of software and […]
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We’re exploring the role of Open Source in AI
Deep Dive: AI has officially started! The podcast is live and you should subscribe now so you don’t miss any […]
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How to make app stores friendly to Open Source
App stores require that Open Source developers constantly jump through ever-changing hoops. This is an unsustainable demand. Read a proposal […]
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Welcome to Deep Dive AI
With AI systems being so complex, concepts like “program” or “source code” in the Open Source Definition are challenged in […]
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Reflecting on SCaLE 19x
We spent this past weekend in Los Angeles at the SCaLE 19X conference and it… The post Reflecting on SCaLE […]
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The five stages of the Open Source Program Office
There are five common stages of the OSPOs that identify the status of your organization’s involvement in Open Source: use […]
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What is an Open Source Program Office and why you should have one
A well-designed Open Source Program Office is the center of competency for an organization’s Open Source operations and structure. The […]
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OSI to attend SCaLE 19x conference
Meet OSI at SCaLE 19X- the 19th annual Southern California Linux Expo happening July 28th – July 30th. The post […]
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Tackling sticky questions about cryptocurrency and Open Source from a legal perspective
In the days following the Free Software Foundation Europe Legal Network Conference in Stockholm, an… The post Tackling sticky questions […]
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OSI welcomes the Decision of the European Commission
OSI welcomes the Decision of the European Commission on Open Source Software that will enable its software solutions to be […]
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The intriguing implications of SFC v Vizio
The lawsuit is a milestone moment underscoring the value of open source software to our society: we must vigilantly and […]
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Launch of the State of Open Source Survey
OpenLogic by Perforce and the Open Source Initative (OSI) are collaborating on a new survey exploring the state of open […]
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Take action to protect Open Source today
If you care for Open Source, you must protect it and here is your chance to do something about it. […]
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Open Source Initiative: October News & Updates
A note from the Executive Director I consider myself lucky to have witnessed open source changing the world, watching it […]
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Open Source is a Relay Race: Reflections from our Outgoing Interim General Manager
I’ve been an individual member and occasional volunteer of the OSI for a long time, but signing on in August […]
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Updates from OSI Affiliate members (Sept. 2021)
Below are updates, news and event information from some of our Affiliate Members. OpenProject Free and open source project management software. […]
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Thank You for a Fantastic First POSI!
We’d like to take a moment to thank our community for making our event on Practical Open Source Information a […]
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Schedule Finalized for Practical Open Source Information
Our new half-day event on Practical Open Source Information is coming up soon on September 16th. With a unique focus […]
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Open Source Initiative names first Executive Director
SAN FRANCISCO, September 8, 2021 — The Open Source Initiative ® (OSI), stewards of the Open Source Definition that sets […]
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Practical Open Source Information — Event Schedule Now Available!
On September 16th, 2021, the Open Source Initiative will be hosting a free, virtual half-day event on Practical Open Source […]
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OSI’s 2021 Board Election is Concluded
Our Individual seat winners are Aeva Black and Catharina Maracke — both new to the OSI Board. We are also […]
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Welcoming Betsy to OSI's Team
We recently brought on Betsy Waliszewski to serve as our Director of Sustainability. She’s in charge of our fundraising efforts […]
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OSI Response to RMS’s reappointment to the Board of the Free Software Foundation
To fully realize the promise of open source, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) is committed to building an inclusive environment […]
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State of the Source Summit
A World-wide Open Source Summit: Build your local community, while engaging the global community. The State of the Source Summit […]
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Open Source Initiative Announces New Partnership with Software Liberty Association Taiwan
The Open Source Initiative ® (OSI), the global organization working to promote and protect open source, is excited to announce […]