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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…
Higher Ed needs to step up to stay relevant as Open Source floods the IT world
By Patrick Masson, General Manager, Apereo Foundation This post is in support of the Open Apereo Conference, on June 14 and 15. Grant money is pouring in to support institutions of higher…
The OSI celebrates maintainer month
There are all sorts of people maintaining Open Source software, from developers to quality assurance, project managers, tech writers and June is time to celebrate them all. Whether they do…
Why OSI? Featured sponsor, Open Weaver
We asked Open Weaver to share the organization’s intrinsic ties to Open Source, its reasons for supporting the Open Source Initiative, and its hopes for the Open Source movement.
OSI Sponsor: Why OSI, Slim.AI
This week, we’re pleased to spotlight another OSI sponsor, Slim.AI, and learn why Open Source is important to their organization.
About The Standards Question In The OpenUK Survey
There is a question about “standards” in the OpenUK survey this time around. Why is it there? The UK is an important contributor to global standards. Many international standards were…
OpenLogic by Perforce: Why we support OSI
This week, we’re pleased to spotlight OSI sponsor, OpenLogic by Perforce, and learn why open source is important to their organization. OpenLogic by Perforce offers technical support and services for over…
OSI to the European Commission: make space for patent-free standards too
One of the biggest hidden challenges facing the software and technology world is the evolving conflict between old electronics vendors and the new software-defined universe. It’s arising because of patents…
Memray project showcases why Bloomberg is an ‘open source first’ company
What might not be as well-known are Bloomberg’s contributions to open source software, both as a driver for its own technology and application infrastructure, as well as developing enterprise-scale tools for the broader open source community.