Members Newsletter \u2013 October 2025<\/p>\n
Dear Open Source Initiative supporters,<\/p>\n
Welcome to our OSI October newsletter.\u00a0 In this edition we\u2019ll share how we spent our September and highlight our upcoming October activities.\u00a0 As always, if you\u2019re interested in more information about anything we\u2019re working on, just drop us a note.<\/p>\n
As summer closes and we return to the quieter rhythm of fall, I\u2019m particularly grateful for the support of our community, industry, universities and civil society organizations supporting and amplifying our work.\u00a0 In August I accepted an invitation from the OSI board to work with outgoing Executive Director Stefano Maffulli, making way for the board to begin the process of\u00a0searching for their next executive director.\u00a0 I\u2019ve personally committed the coming months to supporting the OSI team and our stakeholders as Interim ED.\u00a0 The board has established a search committee and expects to open a public search later this month.<\/p>\n
Stefano\u2019s final project on OSI\u2019s behalf \u2013\u00a0Deep Dive: Data Governance\u00a0 \u2013 was an extraordinary gathering and exchange by notable practitioners, researchers, and project leads.\u00a0 The event followed months of work on the part of a range of civil society stakeholders that formed the program committee and reviewed hundreds of submitted papers. I learned so much about work underway from others by sitting in on the three days of virtual sessions, and we look forward to sharing the recordings with you soon so you can too.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll be attending\u00a0All Things Open\u00a0in Raleigh, NC\u00a0 later this month.\u00a0 If you\u2019re there too and would like to talk with me about how you can help with OSI\u2019s mission or just float an idea, come look me up!<\/p>\n
Deborah Bryant<\/p>\n
Interim Executive Director, OSI\u00a0<\/p>\n
News from the OSI<\/p>\n
OSI charts next phase for the organization with executive director search<\/p>\n
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) will begin searching for a new executive director as Stefano Maffulli departs in October to focus on Open Source AI and data governance.<\/p>\n
Keep changing: How Open Source has to continually evolve<\/p>\n
Parting message from OSI ED Stefano Maffulli<\/p>\n
Leading OSI as executive director for a four-year term has centered me in the modern era of Open Source, where regulation has a stronger role for collaboration and impact. I\u2019ll still be part of this movement\u2014Join me in exploring the broader set of challenges in bringing these values to those still unfamiliar with open source and struggling to understand AI.<\/p>\n
Other highlights<\/p>\n
Open Source Congress 2025 and Stakeholder Day: building a global agenda for Open Source<\/p>\n
Hacktoberfest and the OSI: Growing Open Source adoption<\/p>\n
Read all blog posts from the OSI<\/p>\n
OSI in the news<\/p>\n
ETSI Elects Three Prominent Leaders to Drive the Creation of New Standards under the EU Cyber Resilience Act<\/p>\n
OSI Policy and Standards Director Simon Phipps elected Vice-Chair of ETSI EUSR Working Group<\/p>\n
ETSI is pleased to announce it has elected three new officials to lead EUSR Working Group within TC CYBER, a standardisation working group to support the EU Cyber Resilience Act. In response to a request from the European Commission in early June of this year, ETSI is facilitating the harmonisation of cybersecurity standards for digital products across the EU.\u00a0 Its three new appointments, Sandra Feliciano (Chair), Dr George Sharkov (Vice-Chair), and Simon Phipps (Vice-Chair) bring a wealth of diverse expertise in standardisation, conformity assessment, SMEs and open source software development.<\/p>\n
Other highlights<\/p>\n
Why pgEdge \u2018Ripped the Band-Aid Off\u2019 To Go Totally Open Source\u00a0(The New Stack)<\/p>\n
The Open Source Initiative\u2019s executive director departs \u2013 what it means for the OSAID debate\u00a0(ZDNet)<\/p>\n
Read all press mentions from this past month<\/p>\n
Other news<\/p>\n
News from OSI affiliates and partners<\/p>\n
Apache Software Foundation (ASF):\u00a0Introducing The ASF\u2019s New Logo<\/p>\n
Apereo Foundation:\u00a0The Opportunities and Challenges of Building OSPOs at Research Institutions and Across University Systems<\/p>\n
Creative Commons:\u00a0From Shared Vision to Global Action: Paving the Road to the Open Heritage Statement<\/p>\n
Digital Public Goods Alliance:\u00a050-in-5 Milestone Event Welcomes New Countries, Driving Global Cooperation to Advance Safe, Inclusive, and Interoperable DPI<\/p>\n
Free Software Foundation Europe:\u00a0Software Freedom in Europe 2025<\/p>\n
OpenJS Foundation:\u00a0Celebrating the Launch of the React Foundation<\/p>\n
OpenSSF, OpenJS Foundation, Eclipse Foundation, Python Software Foundation, Rust Foundation:\u00a0Open Infrastructure is Not Free: A Joint Statement on Sustainable Stewardship<\/p>\n
OpenUK:\u00a0The Shifting Power Dynamics in Open Source: Rug Pulls, Relicensing and Forks<\/p>\n
Python Software Foundation:\u00a0Announcing the 2025 PSF Board Election Results!<\/p>\n
Rust Foundation:\u00a0RustConf 2025 in Review: Rust for the Road Ahead<\/p>\n
The Document Foundation:\u00a0LibreOffice turns 15: a celebration of freedom, collaboration and open technologies and standards<\/p>\n
The Document Foundation:\u00a0TDF Annual Report 2024<\/p>\n
Wikimedia Foundation:\u00a0The 3 building blocks of trustworthy information: Lessons from Wikipedia<\/p>\n
Research<\/p>\n
A Cartography of Open Collaboration in Open Source AI: Mapping Practices, Motivations, and Governance in 14 Open Large Language Model Projects<\/p>\n
Survey<\/p>\n
2026 State of Open Source Survey<\/p>\n
Perforce OpenLogic and Zend, in collaboration with OSI and Eclipse Foundation, is seeking responses from OSS users to gather data for the next State of Open Source Report.<\/p>\n
Events<\/p>\n
Upcoming events<\/p>\n
All Things Open\u00a0(October 12-14 \u2013 Raleigh)<\/p>\n
Code & Compliance\u00a0(October 22-23 \u2013 Brussels)<\/p>\n
Open Source AI Week\u00a0(October 18-26 \u2013 San Francisco)<\/p>\n
An Evening of Open: Science, Software and AI\u00a0(October 23 \u2013 San Francisco)<\/p>\n
SFSCON\u00a0(November 7-8 \u2013 Bolzano)<\/p>\n
OpenForum Academy Symposium\u00a0(November 18-19 \u2013 Rio de Janeiro)<\/p>\n
DPGA Annual Members Meeting\u00a0(November 24-26 \u2013 Brasilia)<\/p>\n
Thanks to our sponsors<\/p>\n
New sponsors and renewals<\/p>\n
GitHub<\/p>\n
Cisco<\/p>\n
Block<\/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
Let\u2019s build a world where knowledge is freely shared, ideas are nurtured, and innovation knows no bounds! Join as a full member!
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\nSource: opensource.org
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