OSI Mourns Co-Founder Ian Murdock
The OSI Board is very sad to note the death of Ian Murdock. As well as founding the Debian GNU/Linux distribution in 1993 (Debian obituary), Ian was a co-founder of…
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Marist College Latest to Join Open Source Initiative Affiliate Program
Marist College, consistently recognized as an innovator in open source systems, becomes the second institution of higher education to join the OSI. Dec. 9, 2015 – Palo Alto, CA —…
Snowdrift.coop Joins OSI as Newest Affiliate Member
Funding platform for freely-licensed works highlights diversity in scope across Affiliate Membership. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Nov. 22, 2015 — The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), recognized globally for promoting and…
TPP Harmful To Open Source
While some may assert that open source is not applicable in every circumstance, the right to demand access to source code in situations where it is appropriate is important to…
OSI Joins Comment to FCC on ET Docket No. 15-170
Although the signers believe that Commission has the best of intentions, the signers believe that the NPRM harms computing users and substantially interferes with innovation in the wireless space. The…
The Importance of Community-oriented GPL Enforcement
The Free Software Foundation and Software Freedom Conservancy have released a statement of principles on how GPL enforcement work can and should be done in a community-oriented fashion. The president…
Gandi Joins Open Source Initiative Corporate Sponsorship Program
Sponsorship consolidates technical infrastructure and support for OSI’s web hosting and administrative systems. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Sept. 2, 2015 For years the Open Source Initiative® (OSI), along with a…
OSI Welcomes First Higher Education Affiliate Member: University of Southern Queensland
University’s culture of “openness” extends beyond Open Source Software to Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access in research and data. PALO ALTO, Calif. – Aug. 19, 2015 — Recognizing…
The Open Source Initiative Announces Linux Professional Institute Affiliate Membership
Leading vendor-independent Linux certification organization extends commitment to furthering the adoption of Linux and Open Source. July 22, 2015 – PALO ALTO, Calif. — The Open Source Initiative® (OSI), recognized…
The Open Source Initiative Welcomes Mifos Initiative
Project focused on eliminating poverty shares vision of open source development for the good of the global community. July 19, 2015 – PALO ALTO, Calif. — The Open Source Initiative®…
Xerte Project Joins Open Source Initiative
Xerte Project’s Open Source Initiative membership furthers both organization’s commitment to growing open source community and collaboration within institutions of higher education. July 15, 2015 – PALO ALTO, Calif. —…
OSI at OSCON 2015
Once again the OSI and our Board of Directors will be at OSCON. Just like in years past, the OSI will again be strongly represented with presentations form our Board…