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State of the Source at ATO 2025: Licensing 201
The OSI hosted the State of the Source Track at ATO. Pamela Chestek, emeritus OSI Board member, opened the track with Licensing 201, an advanced but practical look at how licenses get approved and why the right choice matters for community health.
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The Open Source Community and U.S. Public Policy
As the full-time Senior U.S. Policy Manager, my role at OSI is to educate policymakers about the benefits of Open Source software, track policy developments at the state and federal level, and ultimately, ensure that Open Source developers can continue doing their work.
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Open Source Initiative now accepting your application for Executive Director
The Open Source Initiative is seeking its next Executive Director (ED), the chief executive and strategic leader of the OSI, responsible for advancing its mission, growing and diversifying its funding base, and fostering a global, inclusive community of stakeholders. The ED will be a visible ambassador for OSI to build consensus around key initiatives, including…
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Participate in the 2026 State of Open Source Survey
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is once again partnering with Perforce OpenLogic & Zend, in collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation, for the 2026 State of Open Source Survey, the industry’s most comprehensive study of global Open Source adoption trends.
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Open Source Initiative Executive Director search begins
OSI is now opening its search for a new executive director. We are greatly appreciative of Maffulli’s work over the last four years and look forward to what our next ED will build upon his foundation.
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A Season of Change at OSI
Members Newsletter – October 2025 Welcome to our OSI October newsletter. In this edition we’ll share how we spent our September and highlight our upcoming October activities. As always, if you’re interested in more information about anything we’re working on, just drop us a note.
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Open Source Congress 2025 and Stakeholder Day: building a global agenda for Open Source
On 16–17 September 2025, leaders from across the Open Source ecosystem gathered in Brussels for the third annual Open Source Congress (OSC), followed by the companion Stakeholder Day. Each year, the Congress has provided an intimate forum for foundations and ecosystem leaders to exchange views on the global forces shaping open collaboration.
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Hacktoberfest and the OSI: Growing Open Source adoption
October is here, which means it’s time for Hacktoberfest, the annual celebration of Open Source contributions hosted by DigitalOcean and friends. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is proud to be once again a community partner of Hacktoberfest this year, helping to amplify participation and welcome new contributors to the Open Source movement.
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OSI charts next phase for the organization with executive director search
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.
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Keep changing: How Open Source has to continually evolve
Wrapping up 4-year term as OSI executive director.
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