Volunteering at the 2017 SFBay ACT-W conference
Special guest article by Sean Roberts (@sarob). The OSI would like to thank Sean, Erich and Zack for all their help in promoting and staffing the OSI booth during the…
Press Releases
Software Freedom Advocates Invited to the Open Source Initiative’s Community Social
OSI hosting a community social for the open source software community: join us for drinks, dinning and discussions. Meadhall, Cambridge, MA April 04, 2017 — If you’re in the greater…
Open Source for Science + Innovation
A symposium on Open Source Software, Open Science, Open Source Hardware, and their role in innovation FREE EVENT! REGISTER HERE! Who is this symposium for? This symposium is for anybody…
OSI Welcomes the Journal of Open Source Software as Affiliate Member
Open Source Initiative Extends Support for Computational Science and Engineering Research and Researchers. PALO ALTO, Calif. – March 28, 2017 — The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), a global non-profit organization…
San Francisco Open Source Voting System Project Continues On
This update on San Francisco’s project to develop and certify the country’s first open source voting system was submitted by OSI Individual Member Chris Jerdonek. While Chris is a member…
CAVO Continues to Advance Open Source for Democracy
OSI Affiliate Member, the California Association of Voting Officials (CAVO), has shared some exciting news regarding their advocacy work in San Francisco: according to the San Francisco Examiner, the city…
2018 Membership Drive…
February, 3rd, 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the OSI:Please join today The OSI will launch our fourth annual Individual Membership Drive, coinciding with our 20th anniversary, Feb 3rd, 2018…
Update on San Francisco’s Open Source Voting System!
As many may know, the OSI has been involved in supporting the adoption of an open source elections system in San Francisco, California. The following is an update from Chris…
OSI Board of Directors Call for Nominations
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to announce our 2017 election and seeks your nominations for candidates to serve on the OSI Board of Directors. This year, 2017, three…
Thank you, …we’re not there yet.
“Not there yet…” that phrase actually highlights where we are with several important initiatives here at the OSI and even with open source software broadly. First, and most pressing for…
‘Tis The Season…
This year you’re probably inundated with requests for financial support from a variety of very worthy causes, including many from open source software projects, and other organizations working to promote software freedom. Indeed we here at the OSI are running our own end-of-the-year fund raiser, and we hope you will contribute.
However we also want to make you aware of the many other opportunities to support open source software projects and the communities that support them, specifically among our Affiliate Members. We’re all working toward the same goals, and we hope you will be as generous as possible in recognition of the many people, and all the time they commit to bring you the high quality software that powers your computers, devices, businesses, governments, schools, and communities.
Kicking off the 2016 End-of-Year Fundraiser
Thanks to a single staff member, ten volunteer board members, and dozens of interns, volunteers, and members, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) protects and promotes open source software, development and…