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What a month has just passed! Deep Dive: AI, our innovative form of online event, completed its first two phases. We released five podcast episodes and hosted four live panel…
First Insights: Deep Dive AI Podcast
A little over five weeks ago, we started exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) impacts Open Source software, from developers to businesses to the rest of us. AI systems are so…
We’re exploring the role of Open Source in AI
Deep Dive: AI has officially started! The podcast is live and you should subscribe now so you don’t miss any of the five episodes of this first series.
Why we need to dive deeper into AI
Discussing if Copilot has an Open Source license issue or a copyright issue means getting lost in legal weeds and missing the point. To me the issue with Copilot is fairness. But it’s not just GitHub.
The OSI celebrates maintainer month
There are all sorts of people maintaining Open Source software, from developers to quality assurance, project managers, tech writers and June is time to celebrate them all. Whether they do…
Exploring the future of Open Source
As the steward of the Open Source Definition, the OSI needs to understand all the challenges it’s facing. The introduction of new technologies can challenge open source. Like when the…
Welcome new directors
The 2022 election is over and the OSI has three new Directors Carlo Piana, Josh Berkus and Amanda Brock and one re-elected, Pamela Chestek. Please join me in congratulating them,…
Open Source responds to the Russia-Ukraine war: First thoughts from the Executive Director
The reaction from the open source community to the Russian aggression in Ukraine has been swift and varied. Many companies have blocked sales and distributions of their software in Russia…
Open source legal awareness needs to grow
Three things hit me from the results of the 2022 State of Open Source survey announced today. First is the confirmation that open source is everywhere, powering innovation across all…
The price for software security and maintainer burnout / OSI News & Updates
The price for software security and maintainer burnout 2022 started reminding us that software security is a problem not only for open source packages. At the same time, “how to…
December 2021 Newsletter
The intriguing implications of SFC v Vizio A couple of weeks ago, the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) filed suit against television maker Vizio, alleging that Vizio took advantage of open…