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  • OSI Director Paul Tagliamonte’s Testimony to NYC Council Contracts Committee

    Aidan Feldman of 18F; David Moore, creator of CouncilMatic; NYC Council Member Ben Kallos; John Sullivan, Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation, and; Paul Tagliamonte, Board Director of the Open Source Initiative at New York City Hall. The OSI was invited to provide commentary on New York City Council’s consideration of the Free and…

  • Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst Announced as Keynote for Open Summit

    Author of Bestselling Book The Open Organization to Explore Principles of Openness for Higher Education PALO ALTO, Calif. – Feb. 24, 2016 – PRLog — Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO of Red Hat and author of the popular management book from Harvard Business Review Press, The Open Organization: Igniting Passion and Performance, will be the…

  • Let’s meet the 2016 OSI Board of Directors candidates!

    The nominations for the Open Source Initiative board of directors closed on February 15th and we are delighted to share our list of candidates with you! We are excited that so many people want to take part, and as such would like to introduce you to the candidates before voting opens on February 29th. Learn…

  • Now Seeking Nominations for the Open Source Initiative’s 2016 Board Elections

    The time is once more upon us to elect board members for the Open Source Initiative. This organisation is led by its members, and as such your participation both as a voter, or as a candidate, is essential to our continued success in protecting and promoting open source software, development and communities, and championing software…

  • Indiana University Joins Open Source Initiative

    Indiana University Joins Open Source Initiative

    University continues commitment to open source software and communities through OSI Membership. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Jan. 24, 2016 — The Open Source Initiative® (OSI) announced today the Affiliate Membership of Indiana University (IU), a long time champion for the use of open source software as a means for greater efficiency in higher education. The…

  • OSI Expands to China with KAIYUANSHE Joining as Latest Affiliate Member

    Shared mission of raising awareness and adoption through community building extends international development, collaboration and advocacy for open source software. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Jan. 10, 2016 — The Open Source Initiative® (OSI) is pleased to announce the Affiliate Membership of KAIYUANSHE (http://www.kaiyuanshe.cn/), a Chinese alliance of open source software companies, communities and individuals. Like…

  • OSI Mourns Co-Founder Ian Murdock

    The OSI Board is very sad to note the death of Ian Murdock. As well as founding the Debian GNU/Linux distribution in 1993 (Debian obituary), Ian was a co-founder of the Open Source Initiative and was the original Board Secretary named in our Articles of Incorporation. A charismatic and visionary leader, Ian influenced many community…

  • Marist College Latest to Join Open Source Initiative Affiliate Program

    Marist College, consistently recognized as an innovator in open source systems, becomes the second institution of higher education to join the OSI. Dec. 9, 2015 – Palo Alto, CA — In the Summer of 2015 the Open Source Initiative® (OSI) announced the extension of its Affiliate Member Program to include institutions of higher education, and…

  • Snowdrift.coop Joins OSI as Newest Affiliate Member

    Funding platform for freely-licensed works highlights diversity in scope across Affiliate Membership. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Nov. 22, 2015 — The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), recognized globally for promoting and protecting open source software and development communities, announced today the affiliate membership of Snowdrift.coop. Snowdrift.coop is building a sustainable funding platform for freely-licensed works. Unlike…

  • TPP Harmful To Open Source

    While some may assert that open source is not applicable in every circumstance, the right to demand access to source code in situations where it is appropriate is important to society as a whole. That’s why it is important to note — and protest — a clause in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement (TPP), and…

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