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Why advocacy and outreach matter

Why advocacy and outreach matter

At OSI we’ve stepped up our advocacy and outreach program to educate the wider community. We just wrapped up the first License Clinic for lawyers and employees of US federal agencies and we’ve started planning for the next one, in Brusse

April 14, 2023

Salesforce: Why we sponsor OSI

Salesforce: Why we sponsor OSI

This month, we’re pleased to spotlight one of our sponsors, Salesforce, and learn why  Open Source is important to their organization.

April 13, 2023

Containers can be safer with Open Source

Containers can be safer with Open Source

The Open Source project SlimToolkit addresses one of the most critical issues in the cloud-native ecosystem today: container security.

April 6, 2023

Results of 2023 elections of OSI board of directors

Results of 2023 elections of OSI board of directors

The polls just closed, the results are in. Congratulations to the returning directors Aeva Black, and Catharina Maracke, and the newly elected director Anne-Marie Scott. Anne-Marie Scott has been confirmed…

March 21, 2023

OSI to hold License Clinic

OSI to hold License Clinic

OSI is pleased to announce our 2023 Open Source Initiative License Clinic, an in-person event to be held April 4th in Washington D.C. This one day workshop will cover advanced…

March 16, 2023

It’s time to vote

It’s time to vote

It’s that time of year when the board confirms and renews its members. If you’re a full member of OSI you’ll receive a ballot at the end of this week. …

March 15, 2023

Meet the 2023 candidates for OSI’s board

Meet the 2023 candidates for OSI’s board

The nominations for the Open Source Initiative board of elections just closed, March 6th. It’s time for voters to meet the candidates.

March 7, 2023

ClearlyDefined gets a new community manager with a vision toward the future

ClearlyDefined gets a new community manager with a vision toward the future

Nick Vidal has joined the project hosted by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) that helps Open Source projects thrive by putting essential licensing data at teams’ fingertips.

February 28, 2023

How OSI will renew its board of directors in 2023

How OSI will renew its board of directors in 2023

The OSI board of directors will renew three of its seats with an open election process among its full individual members and affiliates.

February 21, 2023

Open Source Initiative joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

Open Source Initiative joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

OSI to contribute to Digital Public Goods Alliance’s mission to address world’s most pressing economic challenges by furthering adoption of Open Source software.

February 4, 2023

2023, governments scrutinize Open Source

2023, governments scrutinize Open Source

In 2022, we’ve seen a visible acceleration of interest in open source from governments around the world. Partially, this is due to the recognition that the public sector relies on…

January 31, 2023

BigBlueButton provides access to quality education through Open Source

BigBlueButton provides access to quality education through Open Source

BigBlueButton is an Open Source virtual classroom started in 2007 by OSI sponsor, Blindside Networks. What differentiates BigBlueButton from other web conferencing platforms is that it’s designed for the education market. It…

January 17, 2023

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