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Brandeis University and Open Source Initiative to Launch New Educational Partnership.
Resources designed to fill key skills gaps as open source industry matures. OSCON – PORTLAND, OR – July 17, 2019 – Brandeis University’s Graduate Professional Studies division (GPS) will partner with The Open Source Initiative® (OSI) to provide new educational offerings for the open source community, the university announced at OSCON 2019.
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Juniper Networks Extends Commitment to Open Source Software and Communities through Open Source Initiative Sponsorship.
Generous support from long-standing open source collaborator and contributor will advance open source alignment and foster open standards. OSCON, Portland, OR – July 15, 2019 – Juniper Networks firmly believes open source and open standards foster greater innovation, and for years has actively participated in a variety of open source communities and key standards bodies,…
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On Why OpenStack Foundation Joined the OSI
The definition of open source has been under attack, making the work of the Open Source Initiative more important than ever says OSF’s Thierry Carrez.
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Open Source Initiative Welcomes TODO Group as Affiliate Member
PALO ALTO, Calif. – July 2, 2019 — The Open Source Initiative announced today the affiliate membership of TODO Group. Boasting membership from some of today’s most active corporations working in and with Open Source Software, the TODO Group shares experiences, develops best practices, and collaborates around common tooling to address some of the most…
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Publication of Research on Company Contributions to OSS Projects
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering has published an article on company contributions to community open source projects authored by partners in the LIM-IT project. “On Company Contributions to Community OSS Projects” reports an investigation of how practitioners working for businesses interact with eight community OSS projects of various sizes in diverse domains, including cloud computing…
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OpenStack Foundation Joins Open Source Initiative as Affiliate Member
Membership affirms open source community’s support of the Open Source Definition and OSI’s mission as steward. PALO ALTO, Calif. – June 26, 2019 — The Open Source Initiative ® (OSI), steward of the Open Source Definition and internationally recognized body for approving Open Source Software licenses, today announces the affiliate membership of The OpenStack Foundation…
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CAVO encouraged by—and encouraging—state and local governments’ open source elections systems.
OSI Affiliate Member, California Association of Voting Officials (CAVO) is reporting significant developments to advance the use of Open Source Software within electronic voting systems. According to CAVO, the PAVE Act, tendered by United States’ senators Ron Wyden of Oregon and Kamala Harris of California, includes provisions to address financial barriers that could be incurred…
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Knowage Renews Sponsorship in Support of Open Source and Open Source Initiative
Open Source Software project cultivates collaboration by extending outreach to OSI as part of broader community development. Knowage, the open source suite for modern Business Analytics, combining traditional and big data sources into valuable and meaningful information, has renewed their sponsorship of the the Open Source Initiative® (OSI). Knowage (formerly SpagoBI) has a 14-years history…
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May 2019 License-Review Summary
In May, the License-Review mailing list saw extensive debate on the Cryptographic Autonomy License. The list also discussed a BSD variant used by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the Master-Console license. The corresponding License-Discuss summary is online at and covers an announcement regarding the role of the License-Review list, discussion on the comprehensiveness of…
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May 2019 License-Discuss Summary
In May, the License-Discuss mailing list talked about: * relationship between the License-Review mailing list and the License Comittee * evolution of the license review process * comprehensiveness of the approved license list * licenses of licenses * would three licenses be enough? * email threading The corresponding License-Review summary is online at and covers…
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