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State of the Source at ATO 2025: Sustaining the Open Source Ecosystem
In October, the OSI hosted the State of the Source Track at All Things Open designed to connect developers with the big policy conversations shaping our ecosystem. Ruth Suehle, Patrick Masson, Amir Montazery, and Duane O’Brien organized the panel Beyond the Bottom Line: Sustaining the Open Source Ecosystem, exploring real-world approaches to Sustaining Open Source,…
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State of the Source at ATO 2025: Licensing 201
In October, the OSI hosted the State of the Source Track at All Things Open designed to connect developers with the big policy conversations shaping our ecosystem. Pamela Chestek, emeritus OSI Board member, opened the track with Licensing 201, an advanced but practical look at how licenses get approved and why the right choice matters…
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The Open Source Community and U.S. Public Policy
When I joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI) in February, the organization had been engaging in global standards and European policy discussions for seven years and had been working in the U.S. policy space on a part-time basis for the last two and a half years. Led in the U.S. by Deb Bryant, OSI informed…
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Open Source Initiative now accepting your application for Executive Director
The Open Source Initiative is seeking its next Executive Director (ED), the chief executive and strategic leader of the OSI, responsible for advancing its mission, growing and diversifying its funding base, and fostering a global, inclusive community of stakeholders. The ED will be a visible ambassador for OSI to build consensus around key initiatives, including…
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Participate in the 2026 State of Open Source Survey
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is once again partnering with Perforce OpenLogic & Zend, in collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation, for the 2026 State of Open Source Survey, the industry’s most comprehensive study of global Open Source adoption trends. Now in its fifth year, this annual survey captures how organizations across industries are using, supporting,…
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Open Source Initiative Executive Director search begins
With the departure of Stefano Maffulli this month, OSI is now opening its search for a new executive director. We are greatly appreciative of Maffulli’s work over the last four years and look forward to what our next ED will build upon his foundation. Key tasks and goals for the first year in this role…
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A Season of Change at OSI
Members Newsletter – October 2025 Dear Open Source Initiative supporters, Welcome to our OSI October newsletter. In this edition we’ll share how we spent our September and highlight our upcoming October activities. As always, if you’re interested in more information about anything we’re working on, just drop us a note. As summer closes and we…
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Open Source Congress 2025 and Stakeholder Day: building a global agenda for Open Source
On 16–17 September 2025, leaders from across the Open Source ecosystem gathered in Brussels for the third annual Open Source Congress (OSC), followed by the companion Stakeholder Day. This convening continues a journey that began in Geneva in 2023 (hosted by the Linux Foundation) and Beijing in 2024 (hosted by the Open Atom Foundation). Each…
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Hacktoberfest and the OSI: Growing Open Source adoption
October is here, which means it’s time for Hacktoberfest, the annual celebration of Open Source contributions hosted by DigitalOcean and friends. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is proud to be once again a community partner of Hacktoberfest this year, helping to amplify participation and welcome new contributors to the Open Source movement. Why Hacktoberfest matters…
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Keep changing: How Open Source has to continually evolve
When I became OSI’s first executive director in 2021, some people thought OSI’s work was done. The Open Source Definition had “won,” embraced even by organizations that once resisted it. Our list of OSI-approved licenses was stable. In their eyes, there was nothing left to do. I didn’t see it that way. Technology was (and…
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OSI charts next phase for the organization with executive director search
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2025 – The Open Source Initiative (OSI), globally recognized by individuals, companies and public institutions as the authority that defines Open Source, today announced that a search will commence to select a new executive director. Stefano Maffulli will be departing his role in October to expand his work on Open Source…
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Policy, Data, and AI: Join the Conversations
Members Newsletter – September 2025 Dear Open Source Initiative supporters, The Open Source Initiative is entering a busy season with opportunities for our community to learn, contribute, and shape the future of Open Source. October 1-3 we’ll host Deep Dive: Data Governance, bringing together world-class experts to explore responsible and systematic access to data in AI…
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Report from OSS EU 2025 and AI_dev: What’s next for OSAID
At this year’s Open Source Summit EU (OSS EU 2025) and AI_dev EU 2025, Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director of OSI, and Jordan Maris, OSI’s EU Policy Analyst, presented a summary of 10 months since the release of the Open Source AI Definition v1.0. The two talks at the events hosted by the Linux Foundation in…
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Deep Dive: Data Governance brings world-class experts together
The schedule for the Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual conference is now live. Taking place October 1–3, 2025 this premier three-day event will bring together industry leaders and world-class experts to explore the latest advancements in Data Governance and Open Source AI. From a strong pool of 50 proposals, we’ve curated 12 standout sessions across…
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New resource on AI & Open Source for U.S. policymakers
The Open Source Initiative has put together a new resource to educate policymakers (state and federal) in the United States about Open Source software as they consider various AI policies. The document is meant to provide policymakers with background information about what it means for software to be “Open Source” and its role in technology.…
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Feature freeze: a pause with purpose
Members Newsletter – August 2025 Dear Open Source Initiative supporters, As the days stretch long and the lure of beaches and barbecues calls, I’ve got a summer-themed hot take for our community: Our collective obsession with “perpetual bug fixing” and “ever-expanding features” is the digital equivalent of trying to pack five different beach activities into…
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White House releases AI Action Plan, includes Open Source
On July 23rd, the Trump Administration released an “AI Action Plan” with a stated goal of “winning the AI race.” It will serve as a blueprint for policy actions the administration will take to accelerate AI in the United States. While the plan covers a lot of topics unrelated to Open Source, it includes a…
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Case study: enhancing SBOMs with cdsbom at the Linux Foundation
Authors: Jeff Mendoza and Gary O’Neall Open Source licensing is a cornerstone of modern software development, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation by reusing existing components. However, accurately capturing licensing details in SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials) at scale is often challenging. Incomplete or inconsistent license data can lead to compliance risks, particularly when dealing with…
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Extending the OSI’s reach, together
Members Newsletter – July 2025 In June, OSI staff and board members took our “we’ve got your back” commitment on the road—connecting directly with the global Open Source community to listen, inform, and advocate. From New York to Paris, we saw firsthand the growing momentum behind our shared mission—and the work still ahead. At UN Open…
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Building digital public goods: Reflections from UN Open Source Week 2025
The UN’s Open Source Week in New York City brought people together from around the world to discuss the promise of Open Source and how it can be leveraged to build sustainable digital public goods and infrastructure. Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director of the OSI, was joined by board directors Tracy Hinds, Ruth Suehle, and Sayeed…
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Keeping Europe safe and advancing Open Source: OSI provides feedback to the EU Cybersecurity Act
Just over 20 years ago, the EU (European Union) founded ENISA, (the EU agency for Cybersecurity). Over the years, ENISA’s role has grown significantly, and at this time the EU seeks to revise ENISA’s mandate by updating the Cybersecurity Act. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has provided feedback on what changes can be made to…
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LinuxFr.org joins the OSI: strengthening the francophone community
OSI keeps growing: LinuxFr.org, the largest French-speaking community of Linux users, has officially joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as an Affiliate organization. This marks an important step in deepening our engagement with francophone Open Source communities and highlighting the grassroots efforts that have long supported open collaboration around the world. What Is LinuxFr.org? Founded…
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Introducing the new API for OSI Approved Licenses®
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is excited to announce the availability of a new API service providing access to the canonical list of OSI Approved Licenses®. This launch is part of our broader effort to modernize how we manage and share Open Source license data, making it easier for the community to identify and verify…
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Open Source and the future of European AI sovereignty: Insights from Vivatech 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron alongside NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Mistral AI’s Arthur Mensch celebrated a landmark partnership at Vivatech 2025 last week aimed at propelling Europe to the forefront of the global AI race with a strategic move toward European technological sovereignty. But what could truly support achieving this sovereignty? According to the panel…
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Investing in Open Source sustainability: OSI supports Open Forum Europe’s EU Sovereign Tech Fund proposal
As the European Union (EU) prepares its budget for the coming years, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has endorsed a proposal by Open Source think tank “Open Forum Europe” to create an EU Sovereign Tech Fund. The fund, modeled on the German Sovereign Tech fund, would support maintenance and development of key Open Source software…
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On the side of the Open Source ecosystem
Members Newsletter – June 2025 May was a full immersion into some of the largest components of the Open Source ecosystem, from maintainers to founders. Jordan Maris (OSI EU policy manager) and I went to the Open Source Founders Summit in Paris to meet small businesses, mature companies and startups and share our knowledge of…
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Open Forum for AI, Open Source Initiative respond to White House on AI R&D strategy
The Open Forum for AI (OFAI), of which Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a member, submitted feedback to the White House in response to its request for information on the development of a 2025 National AI R&D Strategic Plan. An AI R&D Strategic Plan was first issued in 2016 under the Obama Administration, updated in…
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End of 10: The Open Source alternative to forced obsolescence
The Open Source Initiative is proud to stand with the “End of 10” campaign—a community-driven effort to turn the looming end of Windows 10 support into an opportunity for freedom, sustainability, and digital empowerment. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10. That means hundreds of millions of otherwise functional computers…
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OSI at the Open Source Founders Summit: supporting entrepreneurs to build a business with Open Source
Open Source Founders Summit (#05F525), held May 19–20 in Paris, brought together a vibrant community of Open Source entrepreneurs, builders, and advocates for two days of deep, engaging conversations about what it takes to create sustainable, successful Open Source companies. As part of the action, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) was proud to sponsor the…
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Celebrating maintainers, founders, and the future of Open Source
Members Newsletter – May 2025 May is Maintainer Month—a time to recognize the essential work of those who build, fix, review, and secure the code that the world relies on every day. At OSI, we know maintainers are the heartbeat of Open Source. That’s why we’re lifting up their stories, sharing ways to get involved, and…
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New project highlights Open Source Initiative and Apereo Foundation’s response to White House on AI
The Institute for Progress (IFP), a non-partisan U.S. think tank focused on innovation policy, announced a new project that highlights responses to the Trump Administration’s request for public comment on what should be included in a national “AI Action Plan.” OSI’s comment with the Apereo Foundation was one of 33 comments highlighted in an initial…
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May is Maintainer Month: Celebrating those who secure Open Source
Maintainer Month returns this May, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI) is proud to join GitHub and a global community of contributors in honoring the individuals who steward and sustain Open Source projects. In 2025, Maintainer Month enters its fourth year with a clear and urgent theme: Securing Open Source. Throughout the month, OSI and…
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Advance your career and organization with the CODE certification
The world runs on Open Source. From global commerce and finance to AI and critical infrastructure, the software that powers progress is increasingly built in the open. But Open Source in the enterprise isn’t just about technology—it’s about collaboration at scale. That’s why we’re excited to highlight the Certified Open Source Developer for Enterprise (CODE)…
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Join us at the OFA Symposium 2025: Advancing open technology impact in uncertain times
Be part of a global conversation on the future of openness at the OpenForum Academy (OFA) Symposium 2025, taking place November 18–19 at the FGV Law School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Through expert panels, case studies, and collaborative discussions, the Symposium will consider the transformative potential of openness in uncertain times. The Open Source…
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Key insights from the 2025 State of Open Source Report
Each year, the State of Open Source Report offers a valuable pulse check on the global Open Source ecosystem—and the 2025 edition is no exception. Produced by Perforce OpenLogic, in partnership with the Eclipse Foundation and the Open Source Initiative, this report uncovers the latest trends, tensions, and transformations shaping how Open Source is adopted,…
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There are no “Degrees of Open”: why Openness is binary
In conversations around Open Source AI, a familiar idea keeps surfacing: that “openness is a spectrum.” It sounds convenient, especially when trying to reconcile proprietary data or partially open models with the ideals of Open Source. But let’s be clear: this is a flawed premise—and one the Open Source community must push back on. Freedom…
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Big News for Open Source—From the UN to the OSI new directors
Members Newsletter – April 2025 We’re thrilled to share that the Open Source Initiative (OSI) is the first organization to officially endorse the United Nations Open Source Principles! These eight principles lay out a strong foundation for open, secure, and inclusive digital collaboration across the globe—and we’re in good company. Seventeen organizations (and counting), including The Linux Foundation,…
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Ensuring Open Source AI thrives under the EU’s new AI rules
In 2024, the European Union approved the Artificial Intelligence Act, the world’s first legal framework for AI. Part of the law mandated the creation of a Code of Practice for General Purpose AI for AI developers. The OSI applied to take part in the drafting of these rules, but when the first draft arrived, we…
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Announcing the new directors of OSI board
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) board of directors met to validate the results of the polls, confirmed Carlo Piana as director and welcomed Ruth Suehle, recommended by Affiliates, and McCoy Smith recommended by Individual supporters, as new directors. The OSI thanks all of those who participated in the 2025 board polls by asking questions to…
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OSI and Apereo Foundation Respond to White House on AI Action Plan
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) submitted public comments with the Apereo Foundation in response to the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy’s (OSTP) request for information (RFI) on an AI Action Plan. The development of an AI Action Plan was directed by President Trump’s Executive Order, “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial…
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Your support, our focus: The OSI’s 2025 roadmap to a stronger Open Source ecosystem
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released its strategic roadmap for 2025, outlining critical initiatives designed to reinforce its role as a central authority in the Open Source ecosystem. We presented this plan to OSI’s Affiliates a few weeks ago and decided to share it more broadly. This plan addresses the evolving challenges facing Open…
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Overcoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Union
Every year, public authorities in the European Union spend around 14% of annual GDP on services, works and goods. As European governments continue to digitalize, a growing share of this spending is on digital solutions. Sadly, few of these solutions are built on Open Source software, but that might be about to change: the EU…
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The OSI endorses the United Nations Open Source Principles
The United Nations Open Source United community and the Open Source Initiative (OSI) today announced that the OSI has become the first organization to officially endorse the UN Open Source Principles. The UN Open Source Principles, recently adopted by the UN Chief Executive Board’s Digital Technology Network (DTN), provide guidelines to drive collaboration and Open Source adoption…
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Community contributions: Call to action
Members Newsletter – March 2025 This month, I’ve been reflecting on the importance of community contributions to everything we do at OSI. When Open Source advocates participate in our discussions, we make good things happen for the Open Source community as a whole. This was particularly evident as we worked together over the past two…
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Meta’s LLaMa license is still not Open Source
A year ago we called on Meta to stop calling Llama 2 “Open Source.” Since then, Meta has released new versions of Llama with new licensing terms that continue to fail the Open Source Definition. Llama 3.x is still not Open Source by any stretch of the imagination. Despite that, Meta keeps on falsely promoting…
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Get ready to vote for OSI’s board of directors in 2025
Members Newsletter – February 2025 2025 is well under way, and it’s time to elect a new Board of Directors at the OSI! This year two elections will be held simultaneously: One director elected by the affiliate organizations, and two directors elected by individual members. The elections timeline was announced and nominations opened on January 22. Nominations…
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Reimagining data for Open Source AI: A call to action
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world at a remarkable pace, with Open Source AI playing a pivotal role in shaping its trajectory. Yet, as AI advances, a fundamental challenge emerges: How do we create a data ecosystem that is not only robust but also equitable and sustainable? The Open Source Initiative (OSI) and Open…
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OSI’s board of directors in 2025: details about the elections
The OSI board of directors is renewing 3 of its seats with an open election process among its full individual members and affiliates. There will be two elections in March, running in parallel: The affiliate organizations will elect 1 director Individual members will elect 2 directors The results of elections for both Individual and Affiliate…
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It’s 2025, we’re ready for more Open Source!
Members Newsletter – January 2025 Thank you for making 2024 the most generous year of all time: We had a record positive year across all the possible indicators. We’re energized by your personal donations and eager to continue working with philanthropic organizations to continue supporting the whole Open Source ecosystem. Despite some churn in our…
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Open Source AI and policy from the perspective of East Asia
As AI continues to transform industries globally, ensuring openness and inclusivity in its development has become a critical mission. Initiatives like OSI’s recent Open Source AI Definition and broader discussions on Open Source legal and policy frameworks at events like FOSDEM underscore this growing importance. In East Asia, grassroots movements are taking the lead in…
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Top Open Source licenses in 2024
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) serves as the premier resource for millions of visitors seeking essential information about OSI-Approved licenses. The enriched license pages go beyond basic descriptions, incorporating relevant metadata to provide deeper insights and better support for Open Source users, developers, and organizations. The most popular licenses include the MIT license, BSD licenses…
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2024 end-of-year review: policy and standards
As 2024 draws to a close, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) reflects on an eventful year marked by significant achievements in advocating for Open Source principles in policy and standards development worldwide. Below, we highlight key milestones, initiatives and ongoing work from the year. Global engagements Columbia Convening on AI: Led by the Mozilla Foundation…
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2024 End-of-Year Review: Open Source AI Definition v1.0
The release of version 1.0 of the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) marks an important milestone on a journey to ensure that AI systems are innovative and aligned with the foundational principles of Open Source: the freedoms to use, study, modify and share. Drafting a definition through collaboration The OSAID is a testament to the…
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Top articles at OpenSource.net in 2024
OpenSource.net, a platform designed to foster knowledge sharing, was launched in September 2023. Led by Editor-in-Chief Nicole Martinelli, this platform has become a space for diverse perspectives and contributions. Here are some of the top articles published at OpenSource.net in 2024: Business with Open Source Open Source projects vs products: A strategic approach (Thomas Di…
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ClearlyDefined: 2024 in review – milestones, growth and community impact
As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on a transformative year for the ClearlyDefined project. From technical advancements to community growth, this year has been nothing short of extraordinary. Here’s a recap of our key milestones and how we’ve continued to bring clarity to the Open Source ecosystem. ClearlyDefined 2.0: expanding license…
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Standards and the presumption of conformity
If you have been following the progress of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), you may have been intrigued to hear that the next step following publication of the Act as law in the Official Journal is the issue of a European Standards Request (ESR) to the three official European Standards Bodies (ESBs). What is that…
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Driving Open Source Forward: Make Your Impact in 2025
Members Newsletter – December 2024 Our work thrives because of a passionate community dedicated to Open Source values. From advancing initiatives like the Open Source AI Definition to addressing challenges in licensing and policy, collaboration has always been our driving force. While 2024 brought significant progress, the challenges ahead demand even greater collective action. As…
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Improving Open Source security with the new GitHub Secure Open Source Fund
The Open Source community underpins much of today’s software innovation, but with this power comes responsibility. Security vulnerabilities, unclear licensing, and a lack of transparency in software components pose significant risks to software supply chains. Recognizing this challenge, GitHub recently announced the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund—a transformative initiative aimed at bolstering the security and…
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Celebrating 5 years at the Open Source Initiative: a journey of growth, challenges, and community engagement
Reaching the five-year mark at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been a huge privilege. It’s been a whirlwind of progress, personal growth, and community engagement—filled with highs, great challenges, and plenty of Open Source celebrations. As I reflect on this milestone, it’s impossible not to feel both gratitude and excitement for what lies ahead.…
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Highlights from the Digital Public Goods Alliance Annual Members Meeting 2024
This month, I had the privilege of representing the Open Source Initiative at the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) Annual Members Meeting. Held in Singapore, this event marked our second year participating as members, following our first participation in Ethiopia. It was an inspiring gathering of innovators, developers and advocates working to create a thriving…
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Give Your Input on the State of Open Source Survey
As we announced back in September, the OSI has partnered again with OpenLogic by Perforce to produce a comprehensive report on global, industry-wide Open Source software adoption trends. The 2025 State of Open Source Report will be based on responses to a survey of those working with Open Source software in their organizations, from developers…
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Open Data and Open Source AI: Charting a course to get more of both
While working to define Open Source AI, we realized that data governance is an unresolved issue. The Open Source Initiative organized a workshop to discuss data sharing and governance for AI training. The critical question posed to attendees was “How can we best govern and share data to power Open Source AI?” The main objective…
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The Open Source Initiative and the Eclipse Foundation to Collaborate on Shaping Open Source AI (OSAI) Public Policy
BRUSSELS and WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – 14 November 2024 – The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world’s largest open source foundations, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI), the global non-profit educating about and advocating for the benefits of open source and steward of the Open Source Definition, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to…
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ClearlyDefined v2.0 adds support for LicenseRefs
One of the major focuses of the ClearlyDefined Technical Roadmap is the improvement in the quality of license data. As such, we are excited to announce the release of ClearlyDefined v2.0 which adds over 2,000 new well-known licenses it can identify. You can see the complete list of new non-SPDX licenses in ScanCode LicenseDB. A little historical background, when Clearly…
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Members Newsletter – November 2024
After more than two years of collaboration, information gathering, global workshopping, testing, and an in-depth co-design process, we have an Open Source AI Definition. The purpose of version 1.0 is to establish a workable standard for developers, researchers, and educators to consider how they may design evaluations for AI systems’ openness. The meaningful ability to fork…
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ClearlyDefined at SOSS Fusion 2024: a collaborative solution to Open Source license compliance
This past month, the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) hosted SOSS Fusion in Atlanta, an event that brought together a diverse community of leaders and innovators from across the digital security spectrum. The conference, held on October 22-23, explored themes central to today’s technological landscape: AI security, diversity in technology, and public policy for Open…
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The Open Source Initiative Announces the Release of the Industry’s First Open Source AI Definition
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 28, 2024 — ALL THINGS OPEN 2024 — After a year-long, global, community design process, the Open Source Definition (OSAID) v.1.0 is available for public use. The release of version 1.0 was announced today at All Things Open 2024, an industry conference focused on common issues of interest to the worldwide Open Source community. The OSAID…
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ClearlyDefined’s Steering and Outreach Committees Defined
We are excited to announce the newly elected leaders for the ClearlyDefined Steering and Outreach Committees! What is ClearlyDefined? ClearlyDefined is an Open Source project dedicated to improving the clarity and transparency of Open Source licensing and security data. By harvesting, curating, and sharing essential metadata, ClearlyDefined helps developers and organizations better understand their software…
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Rahmat Akintola: Voices of the Open Source AI Definition
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is running a blog series to introduce some of the people who have been actively involved in the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) co-design process. The co-design methodology allows for the integration of diverging perspectives into one just, cohesive and feasible standard. Support and contribution from a significant and broad…
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How we passed the AI conundrums
Some people believe that full unfettered access to all training data is paramount. This group argues that anything less than all the data would compromise the Open Source principles, forever removing full reproducibility of AI systems, transparency, security and other outcomes. We’ve heard them and we’ve provided a solution rooted in decades of Open Source…
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Why datasets built on public domain might not be enough for AI
There is tension between copyright laws and large datasets suitable to train large language models. Common Corpus is a dataset that only uses text from copyright-expired sources to bypass the legal issues. It’s a useful achievement, paving the path to research without immediate risk of lawsuits. I also fear that this approach may lead to…
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Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update May 6
Definition validation: Seeking volunteers The process has entered a new phase: We are now seeking volunteers to validate the Open Source AI Definition, using it to review existing AI systems. The objective of the phase is to confirm that the Definition works as intended and understand where it fails. A spreadsheet is given where…
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CRA standards request draft published
The European Commission recently published a public draft of the standards request associated with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Anyone who wants to comment on it has until May 16, after which comments will be considered and a final request to the European Standards Organizations (ESOs) will be issued. This process is all governed by…
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Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update April 29
New draft of the Open Source AI Definition v.0.0.8 is live! The draft is ready for feedback. The changelog: incorporated feedback from legal review in Gothenburg and 0.0.7 transformed Data transparency to Data information following feedback from the separated the Out of scope section to a FAQ document 18 added mention of frictionless in the…
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Openly Shared: CRA’s Open goes beyond the OSD
The definition of “open source” in the most recent version (article 2(48)) of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) goes beyond the Open Source Definition (OSD) managed by OSI. It says: “Free and open-source software is understood as software the source code of which is openly shared and the license of which provides for all rights…
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Open Source AI Definition on the road: Looking back and forward
With version 0.0.8 of the Open Source AI Definition just published, we are getting very close to a release candidate version in June, as planned. We’ve covered a lot of ground since FOSDEM 2024, where we presented draft 0.0.5. This month we presented at Open Source Summit North America (OSS NA 24) and ran a…
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Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update April 22
Comments on the forum A user added in the forum that there is an issue as traditional copyright protection might not apply to weight models because they are essentially mathematical calculations. “ licensing them through any kind of copyright license will not be enforceable !! and this means that anybody can use them without any…
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Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update April 15
Having just exited a very busy week here are the two major milestones to know about. Definition v.0.0.7 is out! Access the definition here and the discussion of it here The changelog: Incorporating the comments to draft v.0.0.6 and results of the working group analysis Removed reference to “the public” in the four freedoms, left…
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Practical Open Source 2024 – Submit your proposal
The supply-side value of widely-used Open Source software is estimated to be worth $4.15 billion, and the demand-side value is much larger, at $8.8 trillion. And yet, maintaining a healthy business while producing Open Source software feels more like an art than a science. Practical Open Source is a program developed to facilitate the discussions…
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Compelling responses to NTIA’s AI Open Model Weights RFC
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) posted a request for comments on Dual Use Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models with Widely Available Model Weights, and it has received 362 comments. In addition to the Open Source Initiative’s (OSI) joint letter drafted by Mozilla and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), the OSI has also…
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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” should mean in the AI era. A cohort of 40 leading scholars and practitioners from Open Source AI startups and companies, non-profit AI labs, and civil society organizations came together on February 29 at the…
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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) Request for Comment on Dual Use Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models with Widely Available Model Weights . This public call solicits public feedback about how making model weights and other model components widely available creates benefits…
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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 compatibility with the version 0.0.6 definition of open-source AI, specifically for Pythia and OpenCV. Click here to see the past activities of the four working groups To get involved, respond on the forum or message…
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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 Mozilla and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) asking the White House and Congress to exercise great caution when considering whether and how to regulate the publication of open models. The letter demonstrates how…
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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 the last 2 months of drafting: this is the time to raise concerns and shape the final text of the Open Source AI Definition. Where to find the description of the “components” An article regarding…
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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 newly elected director Chris Aniszczyk. Thierry Carrez has been confirmed and joins as a director elected by the Affiliate organizations. Chris Aniszczyk and Josh Berkus collected the votes of the Individual members. The OSI thanks…
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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 and a precondition. This might cause confusion as it is unclear whether we should have the right to access training data or know what training data was used for the model OSI has added to…
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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) community. ORT is an Open Source suite of tools to automate software compliance checks. During this two day event, members from startups like Double Open and NexB, as well as large corporations like Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen,…
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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 a conference that happens every year in Berlin, usually in early March. It’s a great opportunity to meet community leaders from Europe and across the world with the goal of fostering discussions around three complementary…
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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 on the forum. Changes in the section “What is open source AI” added, “Precondition to exercise these freedoms is to have access to the preferred form to make modifications to the system.” With an example…
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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 that have been submitted to OSI for approval since the time of the organization’s founding. Giulia Dellanoce was brought on as an intern to complete this Approval Registry project, and we’re very thankful for her…
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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 from framing by the Commission or Parliament that result in breakage no matter how issues within its scope are “fixed”. Here’s a short list to help the co-legislators understand the engagement from the Open Source…
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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 Deep Dive: AI – Defining Open Source AI, with the goal of collaboratively establishing a clear and defensible definition of “Open Source AI.” OSI is bringing together global experts to establish a shared set of…
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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 to intriguing discoveries. Imagine immersing yourself in a realm that commemorates a quarter-century of Open Source accomplishment. Invited by Open Source Initiative (OSI) to reflect upon the 25 years of Open Source at COSCUP, a…
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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 around the world, promoting Open Source software and fostering collaboration within the global community. This past month, the OSI celebrated the anniversary in all corners of the world: at FOSSY in Portland, Oregon, at Open…
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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 “Open Source.” About 40 people put their heads together for the first community discussion in an hour-long session I led at FOSSY 2023. If you missed it, there are still plenty of ways to get…
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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 created the misunderstanding that LLaMa 2 is “open source” – it is not. Even assuming the term can be validly applied to a large language model comprising several resources of different kinds, Meta is confusing…
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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 one of the best conferences I have attended for several reasons. The main one is that it reinforced my belief that Open Source models will play an important role in our everyday lives (it’s not…
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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 “Open Source.” A long list of non-profit organizations, corporations and research groups have joined our call to find a common understanding of “open” principles applied to artificial intelligence (AI). A group of people who work…
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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 Open Policy Alliance (OPA), a new program aimed at building and supporting a coalition of underrepresented voices from public benefit and charitable foundations. The OPA, has been created in response to increased demand for public…
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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 in its policy deliberations. What’s not as good is that it does so through the wrong lens. The Commission needs to extend its consultations, Expert Groups and other work to include and consider the fourth…
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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 change that. The founders of FerretDB, an Open Source document database using PostgreSQL as the database backend, is working with different stakeholders on developing a standard for document databases, the same way as SQL was…
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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 our new educational program – one aimed at building and supporting a coalition of underrepresented voices from public benefit and charitable foundations. This new program – the Open Policy Alliance – seeks to empower these…
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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 few days ago the Linux Foundation, Electronic Frontier Foundation and Unified Patents asked for the community to send their comments. Below is the text of the letter we sent. June 16, 2023Katherine K. VidalUnder Secretary…
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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 through the eyes of people actively involved in its endeavors and leading organizations within the movement. Open Future believes that a shared movement identity and a shared advocacy agenda can make the collective effort stronger.…
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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 concern that the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) draft currently under consideration still includes mandatory requirements for vulnerability disclosure that violate best practices in Open Source software collaborations and are likely to actually undermine the security…
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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 be “open” or “Open Source”. But none of them are shared with the same conditions. Look carefully and you’ll find that each adds some restriction somewhere. That’s far from the permissionless, clear message that Open…
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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 serious issue of patent trolls and the recent proposal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to change the current rules for protecting and defending Open Source software from patent trolls. OSI featured…
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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 since AI was established as a field to develop and advance novel techniques, from Natural Language Processing to Artificial Neural Networks, from Machine Learning to Deep Learning. The Open Source community has played a key…
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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, it is clear that the experts crafting the language are using their understanding of proprietary software to build the protections they clearly intend for Open Source. This may be the cause of the problems we…
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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 for Open Media’s (AOM) licensing policy is to be welcomed, especially for the AV1 CODEC specification (successor to the VP9 CODEC and intended to allow royalty-free, high-quality video streaming). It seems that whispering voices had falsely suggested…
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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 to share with this global community the project’s mission: to create a global database of licensing metadata for every Open Source software component ever published. This was a great opportunity to introduce our work towards…
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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 help simplify conformance. Bert Hubert explains how this might work in his extensive CRA explainer. There’s a crucial issue here for Open Source. EU policy experts say not to worry about CRA compliance because the…
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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 Open Source community is averse to legal risks and generally lacks access to counsel, so it’s very possible offers of source code will simply be withdrawn rather than seeking to resolve the uncertainty. The CRA…
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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 pressure than usual and yet, it’s often misunderstood. Open Source maintainers are the cornerstone of collaborative software development. They dedicate their time and expertise to ensure the smooth functioning and growth of Open Source projects.…
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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 involves creating a contributing guide, adopting a code of conduct, and establishing an open governance structure that allows all members to actively participate in and contribute to the project. This article provides a hands on…
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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 program places two talks back to back titled “The goals of Open Source AI” followed by “The goals of a Free Software AI”… But to me, the distinction between Open Source and Free Software is…
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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 breakthroughs and we’re only beginning to see the potential for innovation it can bring to fields such as climate, health, agriculture and mobility (to name just a few). Recently I participated in Brussels to the…
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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 of society today is through the software that implements the written law. All the computer code that governs our lives and liberty should be open to public scrutiny in this new era. More than just…
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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 to know better, arguing whether software licensed with the GNU GPL is Open Source because “one cannot resell it” (hint: the GNU GPL doesn’t prevent users from selling software.) This sort of confusion reaches the…
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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 organization. Salesforce is a cloud-based software company with applications that help businesses manage customers in every step of the customer journey, from lead to loyalty. The service Salesforce provides its customers is profoundly based on…
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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 ecosystem are Open Source; one example is SlimToolkit, a tool supported by Slim.AI. SlimToolkit addresses one of the most critical issues in the cloud-native ecosystem today: container security. Today, developers are increasingly building their 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 and how it fits into the Open Source supply chain compliance and security ecosystem. This is an exciting area that has a major impact not just in the tech sector, but on society as a…
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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 this upgrade was to unify OSI-approved licenses with all related metadata to a consistent, reliable and easy-to-access format. From there we can incorporate the outcome of the recommendations coming out of the License Review Working Group.…
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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 community fiduciaries were consulted as stakeholders. The lack of consultation with the Open Source communities would explain the possible origin of a serious defect in terminology. The Impact Assessment Annex 2 (Pdf), sections 2-4 lists…
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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 between OpenLogic by Perforce and the Open Source Initiative (OSI). Open Source users from all eight global regions, working in 20+ industries in organizations of all sizes were anonymously surveyed. The resulting report is about…
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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 newly elected director Anne-Marie Scott. Anne-Marie Scott has been confirmed and joins as a director elected by the Affiliate organizations. She’ll take the seat that was occupied by Hong-Phuc Dang who resigned in June 2022.…
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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 in Washington D.C. This one day workshop will cover advanced topics on open source software licenses of interest to the US federal government as well as emerging issues such as the confluence of AI models,…
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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 you’ll receive a ballot at the end of this week. Members of the OSI have an incredible opportunity to oversee and steer the organization, supporting me and the staff in achieving our mission. The Open Source…
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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 European Commission. For those who aren’t familiar with the DMA, it’s a new law that the European Parliament voted on recently and one of its goals is to force interoperability between messaging services by allowing…
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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 the candidates. The OSI board of directors will renew three of its seats with an open election process among its full individual members and affiliates. We will be holding two elections: Individual members will elect…
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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 to understand exactly why vendors requiring negotiations to use the patents they have embedded in “open” standards is antithetical to Open Source practice. The value and prosperity generated from Open Source arises from Open Source software licenses seamlessly and…
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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 helps Open Source projects thrive by putting essential licensing data at teams’ fingertips. Vidal comes with 20 years of experience developing Open Source communities and will lead ClearlyDefined to its next phase. He previously served…
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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 process among its full individual members and affiliates. There will be two elections in March, running in parallel: The affiliate organizations will elect one directorIndividual members will elect two directors 2023 elections timeline The role of the board…
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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 we reviewed our 2022 predictions and laid out some new ones for 2023. To begin, our recap of last year’s predictions showed that we were on target with the trends we saw. There was: Increased…
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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 Licenses. This is a weird announcement as weird was the journey that took us to this point. Let me explain how this is just a milestone for more changes to come. opensource.org is one of…
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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 Open Source software BRUSSELS – February 4, 2023–Today, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) announced it has joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a new member. The DPGA is part of the response to the United…
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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 due to the recognition that the public sector relies on Open Source for innovation and other benefits. At the same time, the tech sector is under pressure to help solve some of the most complex…
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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. There were 131 responses to the proposed text that the Commission has sent to the Parliament, including one from the Open Source Initiative. Of those, 18 responses – representing a significant proportion of Europe’s 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 purpose of the working group was to: Reevaluate the criteria for approving licenses, potentially setting different standards for licenses in use versus new licensesReevaluate the process for considering licenses for approval, including whether the OSI…
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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 about the use of Open Source software in organizations. We drew hundreds of responses from all over the world, and once again, the results are illustrative of the Open Source space as a whole, including…
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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 safety and integrity of software of all kinds by extending the “CE” self-attestation mark to software. And it may harm Open Source. The proposal includes a requirement for self-certification by suppliers of software to attest…
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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. Source: opensource.org
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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 the total number of corporate sponsors, to a whopping 51 up from 36 last year! Source: opensource.org
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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 a switch to user-owned applications. Source: opensource.org
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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 started in academic circles, and AI is not different. first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 to Mastodon first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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? Try Mastodon! first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 aspects of AI first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 society as a whole maintain control of AI systems? first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 side of AI first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 post event blog first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 landscape of open AI first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 to dive deeper into AI first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 about AI. The post Fireside chat with Mike Linksvayer first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 open source software, process, and principles can help best deliver on the promise of AI. The post OSI’s Deep Dive is an essential discussion on the future of AI and open source first appeared on…
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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 Raising funds for a good cause while learning about Open Source trends first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 sponsor OSI first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 Dive AI Podcast first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 developer, examine the key components of artificial intelligence systems and how those components by their very nature complicate the idea of AI software that is truly open source. The post Episode 5: Why Debian won’t…
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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 the call: sound public policy for Open Source questions first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 to speak at Open Source Summit Europe first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 code or illegal actions? first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 Carnegie Mellon University, discuss David’s research and findings on ethics in artificial intelligence and, in particular, the challenges software engineers face related to trust and ethics in AI. The post Episode 4: Building creative restrictions…
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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 Manager for ClearlyDefined Project first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 on AI: Sci-fi – or the future? first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 Foundation, examine ways that “real life” is being impacted by automated decision making and artificial intelligence. The post Episode 2: Solving for AI’s black box problem first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source:…
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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 data with OSI board member Pamela Chestek. The post Episode 1: Copyright, Selfie Monkeys and the Hand of God first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 of the five episodes of this first series. The post We’re exploring the role of Open Source in AI first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 on how to change that. The post How to make app stores friendly to Open Source first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 new and surprising ways. The post Welcome to Deep Dive AI first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 19x first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 it as suggestions to advance your Open Source journey. The post The five stages of the Open Source Program Office first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 post What is an Open Source Program Office and why you should have one first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 OSI to attend SCaLE 19x conference first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 about cryptocurrency and Open Source from a legal perspective first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Source: opensource.org
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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 publicly accessible whenever there are potential benefits for citizens, companies or other public services. Source: opensource.org
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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 proactively protect the rights of the both the user/consumer and those who have contributed code in good faith. Source: opensource.org
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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 source software. The survey, which will gather insights and identify trends on the adoption and challenges of using open source technologies, is now live and is open to all industry professionals working with open source software in their…
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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. Two things, actually. And one won’t cost you anything. At OSI, we love open source software and open source communities— and so we protect them. Source: opensource.org
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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 go from a niche revolutionary idea to owning a place just about everywhere in everyday life. It spread because of the principles it embeds: Non discrimination, fairness, collaboration, community and innovation. These principles of open…
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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 2020 as Interim General Manager was a jump into the deep end. Much of OSI’s past work was informed by the connections and conversations held with members and stakeholders in person, so we had to…
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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. Source: opensource.org
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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 resounding success — with more than 300 attendees, 30 speakers, a brilliant keynote address from Heather Leson of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies about the role open source plays in…
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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 on discussions related to everyday open source issues in all types of organizational contexts, POSI is a can’t-miss event for anyone seeking to learn ways to deepen their participation in open source from experienced practitioners.…
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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 the foundation for the open source ecosystem, is excited to announce Stefano Maffulli as its first Executive Director. The appointment is a key step for the transformation of OSI into a professionally managed organization, a…
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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 Information. Geared towards open source developers, scholars, lawyers and managers interested in learning about open source in practice, this unique event will feature speakers with extensive experience in the field — with a focus towards…
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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 welcoming Hong Phuc Dang back and are excited to have Thierry Carrez join us as a new Affiliate Board Member. Thank you to all our members and affiliates for your discussions, your participation and your…
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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 and sharpening up our communications with all the many stakeholders in the open source community and we couldn’t be more excited. Betsy comes to us after many years of involvement with several different parts…
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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 where a diverse community of contributors feel welcome. This is clearly not possible if we include those who have demonstrated a pattern of behavior that is incompatible with these goals. Source: opensource.org
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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 invites open source communities of practice from around the world to organize and contribute to a global conversation on the current state of open source software: non-technical issues that foster development and community, the licenses…
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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 the Affiliate Membership of the Software Liberty Association Taiwan (SLAT). Founded in 2001, SLAT is Taiwan’s first legal entity dedicated to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), supporting both the development and user communities. As…