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With AI systems being so complex, concepts like “program” or “source code” in the Open Source Definition are challenged in new and surprising ways.
Recent Posts
Reflecting on SCaLE 19x
We spent this past weekend in Los Angeles at the SCaLE 19X conference and it was a great time. Three of our board members were speakers at this year’s conference….
The five stages of the Open Source Program Office
There are five common stages of the OSPOs that identify the status of your organization’s involvement in Open Source: use it as suggestions to advance your Open Source journey.
What is an Open Source Program Office and why you should have one
A well-designed Open Source Program Office is the center of competency for an organization’s Open Source operations and structure.
OSI to attend SCaLE 19x conference
Meet OSI at SCaLE 19X- the 19th annual Southern California Linux Expo happening July 28th – July 30th.
Tackling sticky questions about cryptocurrency and Open Source from a legal perspective
In the days following the Free Software Foundation Europe Legal Network Conference in Stockholm, an email discussion ensued that brought up challenging questions around cryptocurrency and blockchain distributed ledger technology…
Why we need to dive deeper into AI
Discussing if Copilot has an Open Source license issue or a copyright issue means getting lost in legal weeds and missing the point. To me the issue with Copilot is fairness. But it’s not just GitHub.
The future of innovation has patent-free standards
Supposedly “open“ standards – including those ratified by ISO, CEN and ETSI – can’t be implemented without going cap-in-hand to the world’s largest companies to buy a license.
Helping Open Source projects thrive by putting essential licensing data at teams’ fingertips
ClearlyDefined is a central hub for all things Open Source software licenses.
What does AI have in common with Open Source?
OSI Executive Director, Stefano Maffulli, sat down with Richard Littauer and Justin Dorfman hosts of the podcast series Sustain and had an interesting conversation about our upcoming Deep Dive: AI event and what AI has in common with Open Source.
OSSummit North America is going to be weird – and I can’t wait
I’ve stuffed my OSSummit North America 2022 schedule with interesting talks, leaving lots of time for the hallway track. If you’ll be there, let’s catch up.
The year of change for the Open Source Initiative
The year 2021 marked the beginning of new ways to allow the organization to achieve its mission. New structure, new staff, new ways of being the stewards of the Open…