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…
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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…
Where in the World is the OSI?
If you’re out and about at conferences this month, we hope that you’ll have a chance to attend one of these talks by OSI Board Members. If you’re an OSI…
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…
Using Open Source Software, Powering Potential and the Raspberry Pi Foundation Bring Technology to Schools in Tanzania
Thanks to open source, Powering Potential and the Raspberry Pi Foundation are able to bring computers and a library of digital education content to rural schools in the East African nation of Tanzania. Recently, the Foundation funded a project now distributing Raspberry Pi computers with uploaded educational content alongside portable projectors and screens to 56 schools across the Zanzibar archipelago and two mainland regions of Tanzania. The Segal Family Foundation also provided matching funds, which enables the project to reach twice as many schools.
Announcing the Open Source License API
Over the last 19 years, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been the steward of the Open Source Definition (or OSD), establishing a common language when discussing what it means…
Visit us at OSCON in Austin
Here is a roundup of what to watch out for from the OSI in Austin, Texas. Community Leadership Summit For those of you attending Community Leadership Summit, there will be…
Open Source Elections System: Update from City & County of San Francisco, California USA
The OSI has has voiced our support to recent efforts by the City and County of San Francisco’s Department of Elections to develop an open source voting system. The following…