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  • OSI Sponsors International Competition in Free and Open Source Software Multimedia

    The OSI is thrilled to announce the launch of the International Competition in Free and Open Source Software Multimedia (ICOM). Organized by the Sena Primary School (SK Sena), Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) along with the state government of Perlis, Malaysia and the Ministry of Education Malaysia the video competition is open to students…

  • OSI Board Changes 2014

    April annually sees the start of the OSI Board year, with resulting vacancies and the appointment of directors to fill them. This year saw vacancies arising due to the retirement of Board officers — [Karl Fogel](http://www.red-bean.com/kfogel/), who has done a tremendous job as OSI’s Treasurer, and of [Martin Michlmayr](http://www.cyrius.com/), whose work as OSI’s Secretary has…

  • Open Source Initiative (OSI) announces new Affiliate Members

    By Deb BryantMarch 12, 2014 Palo Alto, California — The Open Source Initiative (www.opensource.org) is very pleased to announce two new organizations have joined the OSI as Affiliate Members: inBloom (www.inbloom.org) and LinuxFest Northwest (www.linuxfestnorthwest.org). The OSI Board of Directors offers a warm welcome to both! With inBloom and LinuxFest Northwest joining as OSI Affiliates,…

  • OSI joins FSF in amicus brief in Alice v. CLS Bank

    Yesterday, the Open Source Initiative, alongside the Free Software Foundation, filed a “friend of the court” brief in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, a case currently being considered by the United States Supreme Court. ([pdf](https://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2014/alice_v_cls-sflc_amicus.pdf), [html](https://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2014/alice_v_cls-sflc_amicus.html)) In this case, the Court has asked, in essence, under what conditions (if any) software is “patent-eligible subject matter”…

  • Hello OSI Community Members,

    I’m pleased to announce a major step in the development of the OSI. As our new General Manager, I’d like to take a few moments to introduce myself, and also provide a bit more information about both the new GM role itself, as well as some of the new programs identified by the OSI Board…

  • OSI Names New General Manager

    Newly Appointed General Manager Patrick Masson Joins OSI from University of Massachusetts The Open Source Initiative (OSI) announced today that it has appointed Patrick Masson as General Manager effective November 8, 2013. Masson is the organization’s first full-time management appointment in its fifteen year history. His hiring will support and supplement the organization’s volunteer community.…

  • OSI Director Receives Open Source Award

    Congratulations to OSI Director Martin Michlmayr, who was one of the recipients of an O’Reilly Open Source Award at OSCON in Portland, OR last week. He was recognised for his long-standing contributions to the Debian project, where he has served two years in the demanding role of Debian Project Lead and remains an active contributor…

  • OSI Welcomes Member-Elected Director

    OSI recently held its first election for a director selected by its new Individual Membership. From a very strong field of candidates, a clear majority of Individual Members expressed preference for Richard Fontana to be elected as OSI’s newest Director. Now working at Red Hat, Richard was counsel at the Software Freedom Law Center where…

  • OSI Congratulates Richard Stallman And Other Hall-Of-Fame Inductees

    The OSI Board extends congratulations to Richard M Stallman on his induction into the Internet Hall of Fame. His work with the GNU Project and the various forms of the General Public License has been a key force in the evolution of Free and Open Source software and he has been an inspiration. We also…

  • OSI Seeks a General Manager

    On behalf of the board of directors, I am pleased to share the news that we have opened our first management position at the Open Source Initiative. Our search begins now and we expect to bring on board a new General Manager this summer. This “first” for OSI underscores our commitment to our mission as…

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