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Listening, Learning, and Building Together at OSI
Members Newsletter – May 2026 OSI Executive Director Duane O’Brien: I expect my listening tour will continue for a little while as I make the rounds to meet as many of our stakeholders as I can. If you’ve got something to say, grab a slot in my office hours. I’d love to hear from you.
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Maintainer Month 2026: Celebrating the People Who Keep Open Source Running
May is Maintainer Month once again, a time for the Open Source community to recognize, support, and celebrate the maintainers who keep critical digital infrastructure running. 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.
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The 2026 State of Open Source Report
The 2026 State of Open Source Report points to open source as a strategic concern for IT leadership, shaped by geopolitical pressure, security risk, compliance complexity, and the growing operational burden of maintaining open source software at scale.
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Hello From The New Executive Director
A new chapter begins at the Open Source Initiative, and at a moment of rapid change in global tech, our new Executive Director shares his vision for what comes next and why the future of Open Source depends on all of us.
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Welcoming the New Executive Director!
Members Newsletter – April 2026 The news you’ve all been waiting for has arrived – OSI’s new Executive Director, Duane O’Brien, is on the job effective April 13th.
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Welcoming Duane O’Brien as Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I’m thrilled to welcome Duane O’Brien as OSI’s new Executive Director. Duane understands the economic dimensions of Open Source without losing sight of the people who make it work.
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Open Source Initiative Appoints Duane O’Brien as Executive Director
The Open Source Initiative (OSI), globally recognized as the steward of the Open Source Definition, today announced the appointment of Duane O’Brien as its new executive director.
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ClearlyDefined: A Three-Year Roadmap for Sustainability and Growth
A three-year roadmap proposal developed by AboutCode in collaboration with the community to strengthen ClearlyDefined’s technical foundations, expand its capabilities, and grow its global adoption.
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Open Education and the Shared Roots of Openness
Members Newsletter – March 2026 Open Education Week invites us to reflect on something that will feel familiar to everyone in this community: the idea that knowledge is most powerful when it is freely accessible, adaptable, and shared. It is a principle that open education and Open Source have always held in common.
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OSI Adopts SPDX IDs for License URLs
The OSI has standardized license URLs using SPDX identifiers, while carefully preserving compatibility with the many links that already exist across the web and tools.
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@osi bit of a surprise to see myself in the photo on the maintainer page 😂