Open Source Election System Certified
OSI Affiliate Member, The National Association of Voting Officials (NAVO), announced this week the certification of the Prime lll open source election system for the State of Ohio. NAVO spokesperson…
Press Releases
Engineering Group and Open Source Initiative Partner for Enhanced Leadership in Open Source: Engineering Group continues its support of global open source software communities.
Rome (Italy) – March 27, 2018 – Engineering Group, the global IT player and Italian leader in digital transformation, announced their continued sponsorship of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The…
CAVO Promotes Open Source Voting in Documentary and Legislation
2018 Affiliate and Individual Member Election Results
The OSI’s 2018 elections ran from February 3, with the opening of nominations, through March 16, when the voting was closed at 12:00 midnight PDT. This year’s Board…
Crowdsourcing FOSS Project Success: Clearly defined project data, a smooth path to widespread adoption.
PALO ALTO, Calif. – March 6, 2018 — Today the Open Source Initiative® (OSI) announced its Incubator Project, ClearlyDefined, a crowdsourced project aimed at boosting the success of FOSS projects…
OSI Celebration at Campus Party Brazil
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) celebrated its 20th Anniversary at [Campus Party Brazil 2018](http://brasil.campus-party.org/) during the first week of February. Campus Party Brazil is among the largest and most diverse…
SalesAgility, the driving force behind SuiteCRM, joins Open Source Initiative as Corporate Sponsor.
Commitment to openness, freedom and collaboration in open source demands a different corporate mindset, a different set of values and a different set of behaviors. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Feb….
OSI Joins UNESCO to Grow Open Source Community
Participate in the #OpenTechNights Program today and Win a Free Stay during the FOSSASIA Summit 2018 from the Open Source Initiative and UNESCO
Happy Anniversary—The Next 20 Years of Open Source Begins
Open Source Software—yes, we did coin the term (thanks Christine Peterson) and started the movement—is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form)…
“Anyone and Everyone,” Leslie Hawthorn Reflects on 20 Years of Open Source.
I believe there are two big challenge currently facing open source communities: cultivating empathy and sustaining maintainers. The Open Source Software Movement and the Open Source Initiative will celebrate our…
Open Source Initiative Announces New Partnership With Adblock Plus
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Jan. 16, 2018 — Adblock Plus, the most popular Internet ad blocker today, joins The Open Source Initiative® (OSI) as corporate sponsors. Since its very first…
Twenty Years and Counting
The third decade of open source software starts in February 2018. How did it rise to dominance, and what’s next? 20 years ago, in February 1998, the term “open source”…