Odoo Community Association Joins Open Source Initiative
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Oct. 19, 2016 — The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), a global non-profit formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source software and…
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Hello fans and followers of open source voting in San Francisco!
The Open Source Initiative works with a variety of organizations to promote the adoption of open source software throughout government. San Francisco Elections Commissioner Chris Jerdonek provides the OSI with…
Open Source Initiative Welcomes Open edX as Newest Affiliate Member
The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), the stewards of the Open Source Definition and the community-recognized body for reviewing and approving open source licenses, is announcing the affiliate membership of Open…
FOSS Nonprofits: Judged on their Merits at the IRS?
This is the first post in a series by, Aaron Williamson, and sponsored by OSI Affiliate Mozilla Foundation in partnership with the Software Freedom Conservancy. Future posts will build on…
OSI Welcomes Powering Potential: Open Source Advocates Extending Education in Tanzania
The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), the premiere organization working globally to champion open source in society through education, infrastructure and collaboration; announced today that Powering Potential has joined the OSI…
OSI Approved Licenses, a Foundation for Federal Source Code Policy
In December 2015, the OSI was invited by The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to participate in one of a series of round-tables seeking expertise in drafting…
The Sun gets it wrong, we’re here to help.
Recently the Sun published an article by Ryan Sabey (@ryansabey), “UNION HACK Jeremy Corbyn’s digital democracy manifesto ‘would let foreign spooks rob UK’”. The post included several criticisms from government…
Out of the Trash and into the Class: Building a STEM Program by Re-Building Computers.
While many agree on the importance of extending resources to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) curricula within K12 education, there isn’t always alignment on the best tools or…
OpenSummit: Open Source Software in—and for—Open Education
Openness has become the new standard for content and software across a variety of initiatives in higher education. The success of open source software on campuses, and the same ethos…
Open Source and Crowdsourcing Are Not Synonyms
OSI Board alumnus Simon Phipps recently provided some clarification to FastCo.Design around common misunderstandings related to “sourcing”. We’ve seen more and more of these, although most often–like this example–innocent enough….
Breathing Games Joins Open Source Initiative
The Open Source Initiative welcomes unique community of heath care professionals and open source developers collaborating to transform breathing therapy into games.
The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), recognized globally for promoting and protecting open source software and development communities, announced today that Breathing Games has become an affiliate member. Breathing Games is an international, multidisciplinary community working to improve the quality of health care and life expectancy for people with respiratory disease through therapeutic, science-based-and fun-games.
SysArmy Joins OSI Affiliate Member Program
New affiliate membership highlights diverse communities of interest supporting open source software beyond programmers. The Open Source Initiative (OSI), the steward of the Open Source Definition (or OSD), is announcing…