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This year\u2019s Maintainer Month feels different given what\u2019s happening with the European Cyber Resilience Act. Their role is under more pressure than usual and yet, it\u2019s often misunderstood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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. As gatekeepers of the code, they review contributions, manage repositories, and maintain the software\u2019s integrity. They provide guidance, mentorship, and support to the community of contributors, fostering an inclusive environment for developers of all levels. Maintainers also serve as community managers, facilitating discussions and resolving conflicts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their voluntary contributions result in significant technological advancements, yet their role as volunteers is too often mischaracterized. Even when paid by corporations, maintainers of Open Source projects do it on a voluntary basis. This is hard to comprehend. Recognizing and supporting their efforts is crucial for the sustainability of projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Open Source maintainers are the driving force behind the success of collaborative software development, and their dedication deserves our appreciation and support.<\/p>\n
I hold weekly\u00a0office hours on Fridays\u00a0with OSI members: book time if you want to chat about OSI\u2019s activities, if you want to volunteer or have suggestions.<\/p>\n
Stefano Maffulli<\/p>\n
Executive Director, OSI<\/p>\n
In this month\u2019s Open Source Initiative Newsletter:<\/p>\n
What Is Open Governance? Drafting a charter for an Open Source project<\/p>\n
The importance of Open Source AI and the challenges of liberating data<\/p>\n
Things I learned at Brussels to the Bay: AI governance in the world<\/p>\n
Open Source ensures code remains a part of culture<\/p>\n
Salesforce: Why we sponsor OSI<\/p>\n
What Is Open Governance? Drafting a charter for an Open Source project<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
This article\u00a0by ClearlyDefined Community Manager Nick Vidal provides a hands on guide on how to establish an open governance structure for an Open Source project. In fact, he is currently in the process of proposing an amendment to the existing charter of the\u00a0ClearlyDefined\u00a0project.<\/p>\n
The importance of Open Source AI and the challenges of liberating data<\/p>\n
The values in Open Source are encapsulated in its\u00a0Definition, but can be distilled to \u201cautonomy, transparency, frictionless innovation, education, community improvement\u201d. The licenses are a way to enable these things in the face of copyright law that defaults to the contrary. The licenses are not the\u00a0mechanism\u00a0to achieve these goals. Instead it\u2019s the community and innovation that they produce when you remove legal barriers to collaboration.<\/p>\n
This blog post\u00a0by Executive Director Stefano Maffulli was taken from a speech given remotely at LLW 2023.<\/p>\n
Things I learned at Brussels to the Bay: AI governance in the world<\/p>\n
Recently Executive Director Stefano Maffulli participated in Brussels to the Bay: AI governance in the world, a conference hosted by Berkeley Law\u2019s Center for Law, Energy and the Environment (CLEE) and\u00a0EU in the US, to learn more about the status of international policies on AI. Here is\u00a0his takeaway.<\/p>\n
Open Source ensures code remains a part of culture<\/p>\n
Software is a\u00a0cultural artifact, a proxy for the law in the lives of every citizen, a tool for control and for freedom depending on the hand that wields it.\u00a0 It is imperative that all software is open for scrutiny and preserved for posterity. Standards & EU Policy Director Simon Phipps explains further in\u00a0this blog post.<\/p>\n
Salesforce: Why we sponsor OSI<\/p>\n
We asked Alyssa Gravelle, Salesforce Senior Program Manager, Open Source to share the organization\u2019s intrinsic ties to Open Source, its reasons for supporting the Open Source Initiative, and its hopes for the Open Source movement.\u00a0Here\u2019s what she said.<\/p>\n
Are you interested in sponsoring or partnering with the OSI?\u00a0Contact us\u00a0to find out more about how your organization can promote open source development, communities and software<\/p>\n
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