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  • Software Freedom Conservancy Becomes an Open Source Initiative Affiliate Member

    Palo Alto, CA – March 14, 2019 – The Software Freedom Conservancy joins long list of Open Source Initiative Affiliate Members The Open Source Initiative (OSI), the founding organization of the open source software movement, is excited to announce the Affiliate Membership of the Software Freedom Conservancy. “Conservancy”, a public charity, that works to promote,…

  • February 2019 License-Review Summary

    In February, the License-Review mailing list discussed: * Convertible Free Software License (C-FSL) * Twente License * Server Side Public License, Version 2 (SSPL v2) * Review process, governance, and the OSD The corresponding License-Discuss summary is online at and covers discussions on how to keep the mailing lists civil, and to what degree the…

  • February 2019 License-Discuss Summary

    In February, the License-Discuss mailing list discussed how to keep the mailing lists civil and to what degree the business model of a license submitter should be relevant. The corresponding License-Review summary is online at and covers reviews of the C-FSL, SSPL, the Twente License, plus some discussion about the review process, governance, and the…

  • The Value of Open Source Software In Higher Education

    Apereo was founded around a mission to support educational institutions “…collaborate to foster, develop, and sustain open technologies and innovation to support learning, teaching, and research”. Open source software is at the heart of what Apereo is and does. Why do we believe open source is so important for education?

  • Affirmation of the Open Source Definition

    Open Source Initiative and Affiliate Members pledge to guard and maintain the Open Source Definition, and recognize the Open Source Initiative as the steward of the Open Source Definition.

  • January 2019 License-Review Summary

    In January, the License-Review mailing list discussed: * the new license review process * Server Side Public License, Version 2 (SSPL v2) * Convertible Free Software License, Version 1.3 (C-FSL v1.3) * What are the problems with Original Authors? * How is the C-FSL different from CLAs or permissive licenses? * Why is the publication…

  • January 2019 License-Discuss Summary

    In January, the License-Discuss mailing list discussed: * the opensource.dev info site * Open Data * “intimacy” in Open Source licenses * process and interface boundaries * corresponding Source * is it a problem that the FSF introduced a new word? * making sense of the law, and bright lines * licensor expectations * relicensing…

  • 2019 OSI Board Elections

    The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is managed by a member-elected Board of Directors that is the ultimate authority responsible for the organization. The Board’s responsibilities include oversight of the organization, including its operations, staff and budget; setting strategic direction and defining goals in line with the mission, and; serving the community through committees and working…

  • December 2018 License-Discuss List Summary

    I’ve been asked to provide monthly summaries of the license-review and license-discuss mailing lists. The summaries will also be posted on their respective lists, though this blog version includes detailed links into the list archives. Any feedback is welcome, though replies on the content should of course be made to the original threads. This month’s…

  • December 2018 License-Review List Summary

    I’ve been asked to provide monthly summaries of the license-review and license-discuss mailing lists. The summaries will also be posted on their respective lists, though this blog version includes detailed links into the list archives. Any feedback is welcome, though replies on the content should of course be made to the original threads. This month’s…

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