How the OSI checks if new licenses comply with the Open Source Definition
The OSI License Review Working Group was formed to improve the license review process. Read more about it!
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Opensource.com community finds new life with the Open Source Initiative
OpenSource.net launched as a new home for Open Source writers and editors formerly contributing to opensource.com.
Open Source Initiative Hosts 2nd Deep Dive AI Event, Aims to Define ‘Open Source’ for AI
The Open Source Definition isn’t directly applicable to AI systems, so global experts will gather to establish shared principles to protect the values of Open Source during this period of hyper growth in AI technology.
The Approved Open Source Licenses never looked better
The Open Source community needs a resource to confidently and easily identify licenses that have gained OSI approval, and now they have it. This Approval Registry offers a comprehensive and authoritative listing of all licenses so organizations know that the license they choose for their project allows their software to be freely used, modified, shared and monetized in compliance with the Open Source Definition.
Recap of Hacker Summer Camp
This past week I had the opportunity to attend four exciting conferences in Las Vegas that are part of the “Hacker Summer Camp”, all very different from each other, but all sharing the same passion for bringing people together to collaborate: the Diana Initiative, Ai4, Black Hat, and DEFCON.
The AI renaissance and why open innovation matters
In our previous article, we highlighted various advancements that have been made by the Open Source community around LLMs in recent months. This second part will focus on various AI…
Towards a definition of “Open Artificial Intelligence”: First meeting recap
The Open Source Initiative kicked off a multi-stakeholder process to define machine learning systems that can be characterized as “Open Source.” This is the recap of the first meeting.
Convening public benefit and charitable foundations working in open domains
Open Policy Alliance was created to amplify underrepresented voices in public policy development, focused on informing US policy discussions and global collaboration.
Open Policy Alliance: A new program to amplify underrepresented voices in public policy development
This new program – the Open Policy Alliance – seeks to empower these voices and enable them to actively participate in educating and informing US public policy decisions related to Open Source software, content, research, and education.
Digital activists and open movement leaders share their perspective with Open Future in new research report, “Shifting tides: the open movement at a turning point”
Open Future conducted a study to gain a better understanding of the current state of the open movement, as seen through the eyes of people actively involved in its endeavors and leading organizations within the movement. Open Future believes that a shared movement identity and a shared advocacy agenda can make the collective effort stronger
OSI calls for revision of disclosure rules in CRA
OSI is a co-signatory of an open letter sent this week to the European Parliament by European Digital Rights (EDRi) expressing concern that the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) draft currently under consideration still includes mandatory requirements for vulnerability disclosure that violate best practices in Open Source software collaborations and are likely to actually undermine the security of digital products and the individuals who use them.
Action needed to protect against patent trolls
The Linux Foundation, Unified Patents and Electronic Frontier Foundation hosted a webinar this week to give an overview of the serious issue of patent trolls and the recent proposal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to change the current rules for protecting and defending Open Source software from patent trolls.