Members Newsletter \u2013 March 2025<\/p>\n
This month, I\u2019ve 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was particularly evident as we worked together over the past two years to craft the Open Source AI Definition. Now our hard work is paying off: the OSAID is serving as guidance and being used to classify projects. For example,\u00a0the French\u00a0PEReN\u00a0(Center of expertise for digital platform regulation) hosts a\u00a0tool to compare different GenAI systems, using the evaluation criteria contained in the OSAID. Also, the startup Oumi made a\u00a0list of AI systems\/models\u00a0that comply with the OSAID. Please let me know if you know of other examples. In particular, I\u2019m curious:\u00a0Are you aware of any\u00a0AI system that passes the Open Source AI Definition but *don\u2019t release* the training datasets? We\u2019d appreciate the feedback so we continue to validate the Definition: The mandate by the board for 2025 is in fact to monitor the AI ecosystem and propose a plan on how to update the OSAID by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Another way you can help our community is by sharing your experiences and insights. To this end, we\u2019re excited to announce a\u00a0revamp of Opensource.net. The site has been reworked based on user feedback to improve user experience. The new logo is a representation of people in a community and the color scheme have a story to tell. Check the\u00a0blog\u00a0to find out more.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m grateful for our dedicated community and hope you will continue to participate proactively in our discussions. You\u2019ll find in this newsletter a listing of upcoming opportunities to contribute.<\/p>\n
Stefano Maffulli<\/p>\n
Executive Director, OSI\u00a0<\/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
News from the OSI<\/p>\n
Meta\u2019s LLaMa license is still not Open Source<\/p>\n
At a time when Meta is trying to redefine Open Source for their own benefit and at the expense of our freedom, we call on the whole Open Source community to unite and call out Meta\u2019s open washing.<\/p>\n
OSI in the news<\/p>\n
Open source LLMs hit Europe\u2019s digital sovereignty roadmap<\/p>\n
Article from TechCrunch<\/p>\n
In traditional software, the perennial struggle between open source and proprietary revolves around the \u201ctrue\u201d meaning of \u201copen source.\u201d This can be resolved by deferring to the formal \u201cdefinition\u201d as per the Open Source Initiative, the industry stewards of what are and aren\u2019t legitimate open source licenses. More recently, the OSI has formed a definition of \u201copen source AI\u201d.<\/p>\n
DeepSeek goes beyond \u201copen weights\u201d AI with plans for source code release<\/p>\n
Article from Ars Technica<\/p>\n
It\u2019s currently unclear whether DeepSeek\u2019s planned open source release will also include the code the team used when training the model. That kind of training code is necessary to meet the Open Source Initiative\u2019s formal definition of \u201cOpen Source AI,\u201d which was finalized last year after years of study. A truly open AI also must include \u201csufficiently detailed information about the data used to train the system so that a skilled person can build a substantially equivalent system,\u201d according to OSI.<\/p>\n
DeepSeek goes beyond \u201copen weights\u201d AI with plans for source code release<\/p>\n
Article from TechCrunch<\/p>\n
\u201cThe point of having definitions is to have criteria that can be scored, and focusing on licensing is how that is accomplished,\u201d Maffulli said in a statement issued to TechCrunch. \u201cThe global community and industry have come to rely on the Open Source Definition and now the Open Source AI Definition as objective measures that they can rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other news<\/p>\n
News from OSI affiliates:<\/p>\n
Eclipse Foundation:\u00a0Strengthening Open Source Security: Eclipse Foundation Selected by the Sovereign Tech Agency for a New Service Agreement<\/p>\n
Apereo Foundation:\u00a0The Apereo Foundation and Ithaka S+R Awarded a $50,000 NSF Grant to Host Workshop on Advancing Sustainability for Open Source Research Software<\/p>\n
Mozilla Foundation:\u00a0Updates on Mozilla\u2019s Leadership and Growth Planning<\/p>\n
Creative Commons:\u00a0From Strategy to Action: Focus Areas for 2025<\/p>\n
Digital Public Goods Alliance:\u00a02024 State of the DPG Ecosystem Report is now live!<\/p>\n
Software Heritage:\u00a0Takeaways from the Software Heritage Symposium 2025<\/p>\n
Software Heritage:\u00a0Paving the way for open and responsible artificial intelligence with Software Heritage<\/p>\n
EleutherAI:\u00a0The View from 30,000 Feet: Preface to the Second EleutherAI Retrospective<\/p>\n
Several OSI affiliates:\u00a0Meet the Mentoring organizations of GSoC 2025!<\/p>\n
Events<\/p>\n
Upcoming events<\/p>\n
SCALE 22x\u00a0(March 6-9, 2025 \u2013 Pasadena)<\/p>\n
FOSS Backstage\u00a0(March 10-11, 2025 \u2013 Berlin)<\/p>\n
All Things Open AI\u00a0(March 17-18, 2025 \u2013 Durhan)<\/p>\n
The Linux Foundation Member Summit\u00a0(March 18-20, 2025 \u2013 Napa)<\/p>\n
The Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop\u00a0(April 9-11 \u2013 Essen)<\/p>\n
Open Expo Europe\u00a0(May 7-8 \u2013 Madrid)<\/p>\n
PyCon US\u00a0(May 14-22 \u2013 Pittsburgh)<\/p>\n
Open Source Founders Summit\u00a0(May 19-20 \u2013 Paris \/\u00a0OSI is a sponsor)<\/p>\n
FOSDEM recap<\/p>\n
The OSI was one of the co-organizers of the \u201cOpen Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond\u201d devroom at FOSDEM bringing together European lawmakers and the Open Source community, with participation from Stefano Maffulli, Simon Phipps, and Jordan Maris. Video recordings and event recaps are now available. FOSDEM was preceded by the Annual EU Open Source Policy Summit and the EU Open Source Awards Ceremony:<\/p>\n
OpenForum Europe Celebrates Exciting Milestones at Annual EU Open Source Policy Summit<\/p>\n
Open Source in Europe Enters a New Era with a Successful First European Open Source Awards Ceremony<\/p>\n
Interview with Jordan Maris: I do not see a way of building trustworthy AI that\u2019s not open<\/p>\n
Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond<\/p>\n
Why Europe needs the OSAID: Openwashing and the AI act, by Jordan Maris<\/p>\n
An Introduction to the Open Source AI definition, by Stefano Maffulli<\/p>\n
Thanks to our sponsors<\/p>\n
New sponsors and renewals<\/p>\n
Perforce<\/p>\n
See all sponsors<\/p>\n
Interested in sponsoring, or partnering with, the OSI? Please see our Sponsorship Prospectus and our Annual Report. Please contact the OSI to find out more about how your company can promote open source development, communities and software.<\/p>\n
Support OSI by becoming a full member<\/p>\n
Full members are eligible to cast a vote in the Board elections and influence the organization\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n
Join as a full member!
\n
\nSource: opensource.org
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Members Newsletter \u2013 March 2025 This month, I\u2019ve been reflecting on the importance of community contributions to everything we do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mp"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15536,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15535\/revisions\/15536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}