Opening New Paths for Open Source
Members Newsletter – October 2026: From NY to Halifax and Prague, the past few weeks opened new paths for collaboration, policy, and sustainability across the open source ecosystem.
Recent Posts
New website reflects OSI’s evolving mission
Over the years, OSI’s work has expanded beyond the Open Source Definition and licensing to encompass policy and standards, research and education, and Open Source AI. The new website brings these areas into clearer focus, making it easier for the community and our partners to discover what we do and find ways to get involved.
Announcing the 2027 State of Open Source Survey
The OSI has teamed up again with Perforce Zend and OpenLogic, as well as the Eclipse Foundation, for the 2027 State of Open Source Survey.
Open Enables a Lot: The OSI at UNGA81
At UNGA81, OSI joined conversations on Open Source AI, digital sovereignty, and digital public infrastructure. Open by itself does very little but enables a lot.
Linux’s 35th Anniversary and the Open Frontier
Members Newsletter – September 2026: Open Source is what it is because of the people who led us here, and keep us here. We all joined the community for different reasons, but many of us stayed because of the relationships and partnerships we built along the way, connections that run deeper than the code.
Open Weights Are Good. Open Source Is Better.
With openness in AI making headlines, we must educate policymakers, producers, and users of these technologies about what open-weight and Open Source AI mean for the four software freedoms: the freedom to use, study, modify, and share without the need to ask for permission from the rights holder.
We Must Open the Frontier: OSI, OFAI Support Calls for the U.S. to Develop More Open Models
The OSI joins the Open Forum for AI (OFAI) in supporting calls for the U.S. to develop more open models.
OSI brings the State of the Source to All Things Open 2026
The OSI is coming to All Things Open with a track designed to connect developers with the big policy conversations shaping our ecosystem.
OSI Governance Survey
We invite the Open Source community to participate in the OSI Governance Survey and help inform the future of OSI’s governance.
Why Openness Matters More Than Ever
Members Newsletter – August 2026: Every model making headlines today, open or closed, sits on top of Open Source code, runs on Open Source infrastructure, and is based on openly shared research. That’s not sentiment, it’s just the history of how we got here. None of this exists without the Open Source community.
EU AI Act and CRA: Timelines and Resources
Over the last month, the EU has passed two milestones in implementing its Cyber Resilience (CRA) and AI acts. The OSI has been engaged with European policymakers over the past two years to ensure those laws don’t inadvertently harm Open Source.