It’s been just over a year since the Open Source Initiative approved the proposal for ClearlyDefined to be a project under its organization. So far the project has successfully built a robust software system in collaboration with lots of folks from the community. We wanted to tell you more about what we’ve built so far and how you can get involved with the project.
In March, the License-Review mailing list
saw the retraction of the SSPL from review,
and discussed a set of GPLv3 Additional Terms.
The License-Discuss list
(summarized at
was far more active.
Among other things,
it discussed Van Lindberg’s upcoming Cryptographic Autonomy License,
and saw extensive discussion about the license review process:
whether the conduct of the list is appropriate,
whether there might be alternatives to using email,
and whether PEP-style summaries would help.
In March, the License-Discuss mailing list discussed: * the Cryptographic Autonomy License * its interactions with the GDPR * how public performance applies to software * the License-Review process *…
After a tie in the 2019 OSI Board of Directors election between Christine Hall, and Mariatta Wijaya, a run-off election was required. The run-off election ran from March 18th, through…
Palo Alto, CA – March 22, 2019 – New sponsors, Daily Fantasy Cafe and Lineups.com highlight open source software’s appeal, from traditional business infrastructure to driving innovation.
OSI elections seat two returning directors, three new directors, with the last seat to be determined through a run-off election. The OSI recently held our 2019 Board elections to seat…
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, works to promote, improve, develop, and defend free and open source projects. Conservancy provides a home and infrastructure for projects such as Git, Godot Engine, Inkscape, Outreachy, Samba, and many more. Conservancy’s support allows free and open source software developers to focus on what they do best—writing and improving code for the general public—while Conservancy takes care of the projects’ needs that do not relate directly to software development and documentation.
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…
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…
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?
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.
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…
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