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This update has an important and urgent call to action to help defend elections in California. Stop AB 840, the last-minute change that would weaken California election security at a…

Jim Wright features in the sixth episode of Shane Martin Coughlan’s, “The Faces of Open Source Law.” about open source, law and how our community is evolving. Interviews were shot…

Open source project management software, with global user base, extends commitment to collaborative open source software development through OSI Affiliate Membership. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Sept. 05, 2017 – The…

OSI welcomes Rocket.Chat as newest Corporate Sponsor: support not only provides financial aid, but extends infrastructure and services to larger open source software advocacy community. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Aug….

Dr. Till Jaeger features in the fifth episode of Shane Martin Coughlan’s, “The Faces of Open Source Law.” The series was shot during breaks at the FSFE Legal Network ‘Legal…

  Including design and UX in a true community project is a challenging matter of balance because of the motivational model behind open source projects.   According to The Cathedral…

In this fourth episode of Shane Martin Coughlan‘s, “The Faces of Open Source Law,” we continue our introductions to the vibrant open source community, through discussions with some of it’s…

Open source adoption continues to grow as companies seek not only higher quality software, lower costs, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in, but also leverage the power of community investment and collective intellect to drive innovation.

This is the third episode from the series in Shane Martin Coughlan‘s, “The Faces of Open Source Law,” that puts a face to the vibrant open source community, and the…

Former CIA Director and U.S. Ambassador James Woolsey recently issued a New York Times op/ed piece with open source stalwart, GNU Bash creator, and technology lead for OSI Affiliate Member NAVO/CAVO, Brian Fox, to call on politicians to expedite efforts toward open source election systems. Director Woolsey was blunt about the need for Microsoft and others to cease and desist lobbying efforts against the open source voting community and commended the open source momentum toward securing the elections.

  Having watched a fair number of people attempting to engage both the Open Source Initiative’s licensing evaluation community and the Apache Software Foundation’s legal affairs committee, here are some…

This is the second episode from the series, “The Faces of Open Source Law,” by Shane Martin Coughlan. The series puts a face to the vibrant open source community, and…