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2019 OSI Board Election Results

OSI elections seat two returning directors, three new directors, with the last seat to be determined through a run-off election. The OSI recently held our 2019 Board elections to seat…

Software Freedom Conservancy Becomes an Open Source Initiative Affiliate Member

Palo Alto, CA – March 14, 2019The Software Freedom Conservancy joins long list of Open Source Initiative Affiliate Members

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), the founding organization of the open source software movement, is excited to announce the Affiliate Membership of the Software Freedom Conservancy. “Conservancy”, a public charity, that works to promote, improve, develop, and defend free and open source projects. Conservancy provides a home and infrastructure for projects such as Git, Godot Engine, Inkscape, Outreachy, Samba, and many more. Conservancy’s support allows free and open source software developers to focus on what they do best—writing and improving code for the general public—while Conservancy takes care of the projects’ needs that do not relate directly to software development and documentation.

February 2019 License-Review Summary

In February, the License-Review mailing list discussed: * Convertible Free Software License (C-FSL) * Twente License * Server Side Public License, Version 2 (SSPL v2) * Review process, governance, and…

2019 OSI Board Elections

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is managed by a member-elected Board of Directors that is the ultimate authority responsible for the organization. The Board’s responsibilities include oversight of the organization, including its operations, staff and budget; setting strategic direction and defining goals in line with the mission, and; serving the community through committees and working groups. The eleven person Board is composed of Directors elected by OSI Individual Members (5) and Affiliate Members (5). The General Manager of the OSI also serves on the Board as a Director (ex officio). The results of elections for both Individual and Affiliate Member Board seats are advisory with the OSI Board making the formal appointments to open seats based on the community’s votes.