Diving in to Open Source supply chain; connecting and collaborating with communities
After one month at OSI, I’ve started forming a full picture of supply chain compliance and security ecosystem.
Recent Posts
Open Source Approved License® registry project underway with help of intern, Giulia Dellanoce
I shared last month the details of the new OSI website, hosted on WordPress. One of the main drivers for this upgrade was to unify OSI-approved licenses with all related…
Why the European Commission must consult the Open Source communities
A crucial problem with the Impact Assessment of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is that no Open Source communities or community fiduciaries were consulted as stakeholders. The lack of consultation…
2023 State of Open Source Report: key findings and analysis
I joined Javier Perez on a webinar reviewing the results of the 2023 State of Open Source survey, a collaborative effort between OpenLogic by Perforce and the Open Source Initiative (OSI)….
Results of 2023 elections of OSI board of directors
The polls just closed, the results are in. Congratulations to the returning directors Aeva Black, and Catharina Maracke, and the newly elected director Anne-Marie Scott. Anne-Marie Scott has been confirmed…
OSI to hold License Clinic
OSI is pleased to announce our 2023 Open Source Initiative License Clinic, an in-person event to be held April 4th in Washington D.C. This one day workshop will cover advanced…
It’s time to vote
It’s that time of year when the board confirms and renews its members. If you’re a full member of OSI you’ll receive a ballot at the end of this week. …
Recap/Summary of the Digital Market Act workshop in Brussels
This Monday, I was in Brussels to attend a stakeholder workshop for the Digital Market Act (DMA) organized by the European Commission. For those who aren’t familiar with the DMA,…
Meet the 2023 candidates for OSI’s board
The nominations for the Open Source Initiative board of elections just closed, March 6th. It’s time for voters to meet the candidates.
Why Open Source should be exempt from Standard-Essential Patents
With the European Commission soon to offer the Parliament a bill relating to Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs), it is worth taking time to understand exactly why vendors requiring negotiations to use the…
ClearlyDefined gets a new community manager with a vision toward the future
Nick Vidal has joined the project hosted by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) that helps Open Source projects thrive by putting essential licensing data at teams’ fingertips.
How OSI will renew its board of directors in 2023
The OSI board of directors will renew three of its seats with an open election process among its full individual members and affiliates.