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.
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The ultimate list of reactions to the Cyber Resilience Act
The European Commission’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as drafted may harm Open Source, and perhaps all other non-industrial software. A list of most relevant responses.
The License Review working group asks for community input on its recommendations
The License Review Working Group concluded its review of the license review process and is making recommendations for modification to the process. The next step is community review and input.
The 2023 State of Open Source Report confirms security as top issue
The Open Source Initiative and OpenLogic by Perforce collaborated to launch a global survey about the use of open source software in organizations. Results are illustrative of the Open Source space as a whole, including use, adoption, challenges, and the level of investment and maturity.
Start the holiday season by becoming a member of the Open Source Initiative.
Together we can make a difference – become an OSI member today. Only with a strong member base can the Open Source Initiative can continue its role as the steward of…
How OSI got to Mastodon
We have a new official social media channel for the Open Source Initiative: OSI is on Mastodon. We’ve been working to get a proper, authenticated home in the Fediverse for…
Notes from Policy and Standards program – November 2022
In the month of November we rebooted our public policy mailing list and expanded our Policy and Standards program beyond the EU and into the US. We thought it would…
Raising funds for a good cause while learning about Open Source trends
The second annual collaborative surve and report on the state of Open Source software, with OpenLogic and OSI.
Rising to answer the call: sound public policy for Open Source questions
I’m pleased to share the news that I’ve accepted the role of US Policy Director for the Open Source Initiative (OSI), effective immediately. Under the leadership of OSI’s executive director…
Now Hiring: Community Manager for ClearlyDefined Project
We’re hiring! The Open Source Initiative is looking for a Community Manager to help grow the contributions to ClearlyDefined and expand its reach. Consumers of Open Source often struggle to…
Tackling sticky questions about cryptocurrency and Open Source from a legal perspective
In the days following the Free Software Foundation Europe Legal Network Conference in Stockholm, an email discussion ensued that brought up challenging questions around cryptocurrency and blockchain distributed ledger technology…
Helping Open Source projects thrive by putting essential licensing data at teams’ fingertips
ClearlyDefined is a central hub for all things Open Source software licenses.