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Apache License, Version 2.0

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 1. Definitions. "License" shall mean the terms and conditions for use, reproduction,...

October 31, 2006 License
Patents and Open Source: Understanding the Risks and Available Solutions

Why Patents Licenses Matter: The Benefits of Explicitness Although most people think of Open Source licenses as primarily creatures of...

December 4, 2025 Post
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)...

March 13, 2024 Post
Darshan Sen

Hi, I’m Darshan Sen, an award-winning Governance Member of high-profile Open Source projects such as Node.js and Electron. If you...

May 20, 2025 Page
Karl Horky: From Papercuts to Standards

Hi, I’m Karl Horky (GitHub, LinkedIn), Technical Founder at UpLeveled - tech education programs for all skill levels. In an...

May 20, 2025 Page
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, Octiber 8th, 2014

Board MembersMeeting called to order 16:07 UTCDeb BryantRichard FontanaAllison Randal: (Arrived, 16:25 UTC)Patrick MassonMIke Milinkovich (Departed, 11:30)Bruno SouzaTony WassermanStefano "Zack"...

January 12, 2015 Meeting Minutes
Open Source Licenses by Category

License Index License Approval Process License Information Origins and definitions of categories from the License Proliferation Committee report In the...

September 19, 2006 Page
Should we use open source licenses for ML/AI models?

Part of the Deep Dive: AI Webinar Series Open source AI models are exponentially increasing in number and the variety...

October 14, 2023 Page
2023 in review: many reasons to celebrate

The year of 2023 was a busy one for the Open Source Initiative (OSI), as we celebrated the 25th Anniversary...

December 13, 2023 Post
International Authority & Recognition

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), Open Source Definition (OSD) and OSI Approved Open Source Licenses are internationally recognized, and affirmed...

April 21, 2015 Page
Frequently Answered Questions

Here are answers to questions we are frequently asked. If you have a question not addressed here, please contact us. Basics...

October 21, 2007 Page
Jamie Tanna: My experience as a maintainer

My name’s Jamie Tanna and I’ve been contributing to Open Source for >11 years, which extends to before my professional...

May 20, 2025 Page