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2022 OSI Board Election Results
The polls just closed, the results are in. Congratulations to the elected directors: Pamela Chestek, Carlo Piana, Josh Berkus and Amanda Brock.
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Court affirms it’s false advertising to claim software is Open Source when it’s not
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a lower court decision concluding what we’ve always known: that it’s false advertising to claim that software is “open source” when it’s not licensed under an open source license.
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GitHub’s The ReadME Project elevates the open source community through education and mentorship
GitHub is committed to open source and building solutions that support the open source community. The ReadME Project amplifies the voices of the developer community by telling stories about open source, culture, security, DevOps, and more.
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The modern function and role of the OSI Board of Directors
We hope this post provided useful context to current board candidates, the voting members, and the rest of the community. There’s a lot of hard work still to be done in open source, and on OSI itself. But our future together is bright!
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Meet OSI’s 2022 candidates for Board of Directors
We’re thrilled to announce nine individual and five Affiliate candidates who are up for election. Meet the candidates before voting opens this Friday, March 11th.
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Meet OSI’s new board member, Chair and Vice Chair
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is managed by a Board of Directors that is elected and appointed by OSI Individual members, Affiliate members, and by the board itself. We would like to welcome a new Director and a change of roles for Chair and Vice Chair.
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OSI links arms with the Open Infrastructure Foundation
OSI has chosen to become an associate member of one of our own members, the Open Infrastructure (OpenInfra) Foundation.
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How to talk to your boss about open source
In her presentation at POSI 2021, Deborah Bryant, OSI Board Director, recalled that she was first introduced to open source when she ran a commercial ISP earlier in her career.
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Ten takeaways from the 2022 State of Open Source survey
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) and OpenLogic by Perforce joined forces to conduct a global survey about the State of Open Source software. In only six weeks, we drew 2,660 respondents from every corner of the globe and from companies of all sizes representing over 15 different industries.
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@osi so this isn’t law yet, it’s just a suggestion? 100% Microslop will get their grimy hands into the process…