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Luis Antonio Galindo Castro is an OSI Member and you should be too!
For almost 20 years Luis Antonio Galindo Castro has been an intense user of Free Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS), and for eight of those years–since the founding of our membership program–he’s been an OSI Individual Member. We hope you too, as an intense user of FLOSS, will join us as an OSI member. Luis’ work…
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November 2019 License-Discuss & License-Review Summaries
In November 2019, topics on the License-Discuss mailing list included best practices for embedding Apache v2 software, a request for public comment on OpenChain, and processes for transitioning code to Public Domain, while the License-Review mailing list members did not hold any discussions over the course of the month. Once again, we would like to…
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October 2019 License-Review Summary
We would like to introduce (and thank!) Amol Meshram, who has joined us here at the OSI to provide monthly summaries of both the License-Discuss and License-Review mailing lists. We hope these reports provide you with a helpful snapshot of the monthly activities on the lists, keeping you up to date with the latest topics,…
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October 2019 License-Discuss Summary
We would like to introduce (and thank!) Amol Meshram, who has joined us here at the OSI to provide monthly summaries of both the License-Discuss and License-Review mailing lists. We hope these reports provide you with a helpful snapshot of the monthly activities on the lists, keeping you up to date with the latest topics,…
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What OSI Affiliates Are Doing For Open Source.
The Open Source Initiative has seventy affiliate members. They represent a broad swath of the open source community, representing educational institutions, projects, and communities. We’re especially proud of our affiliates’ excellent work: thought leadership in open source philosophy; forward-thinking, community-building initiatives; and the work they do as part of fulfilling their missions to develop, innovate,…
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Open Preservation Foundation Joins Open Source Initiative
Foundation working to ensure digital information remains accessible and usable through open source software and communities becomes latest OSI affiliate member. The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), the global non-profit formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source software, development, and communities, is proud to announce the affiliate membership of the Open…
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Commitment To Elevating The Very Best
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has worked for over 20 years to promote and protect open source software and communities, animated by the principles of software freedom and recognition of the value of collaborative development. While open source is distinct from free software, this distinction isn’t clear for many, and our shared roots bind us…
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OSI Announces Appointment of New Board Directors
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to announce the appointments of Deb Bryant and Tracy Hinds to fill the two vacant seats on the OSI Board of Directors. Their terms will begin immediately and run through October 2021. We hope you will join us in welcoming both to the OSI.
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Network Time Foundation Joins Open Source Initiative
Network Time Foundation’s membership highlights larger initiative extending engagement across open source software communities. PALO ALTO, Calif. – October 17, 2019 – The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), the global organization working to promote and protect Open Source Software, is pleased to announce the new affiliate membership of Network Time Foundation (NTF). NTF develops, maintains, and…
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Updates to the OSI Board
Dear Members, Moving forward, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) will appoint two directors based on the board’s discretion, as opposed to elections held with the individual and affiliate membership. As a result, the OSI Board will consist of 4 members chosen by the individual membership, 4 members chosen by affiliates, 2 members chosen by the…
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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…