OSI Signs Declaration of Internet Freedom
We just received confirmation that OSI’s request to be added as a signatory to the Declaration of Internet Freedom has been accepted. We endorse this Declaration and encourage authorities worldwide…
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Open Source on G+
Just to make sure that everyone knows, this “OpenSource” user on Google Plus posts links to interesting Open Source software, and has nothing to do with us. When they talk…
OSI Welcomes New Affiliates, Opens For Affiliate Applications
The OSI Board is very pleased to announce that five significant organisations have applied for and been granted Affiliate Membership of the Open Source Initiative, including the first User Group….
OSI Board Elects New Officers
With President Michael Tiemann’s recent retirement from the board and the appointment of new board members, it was time for the OSI Board to choose officers for a new, one year term.
Survey Results Re Individual Memberships
As part of the OSI’s governance reform, we are planning to establish a mechanism for individuals to join the OSI. We recently conducted a survey to ask people about their…
FRAND and Open Standards
Back in 2006, a detailed discussion at the Open Source Initiative led to the creation of a statement about what makes a standard open, and a set of criteria for…
Thank you, Michael Tiemann!
The OSI recently instituted a term limit on directors (after two terms, a director must be off the board for at least one year). In the most recent election cycle,…
OSI Welcomes Debian and CENATIC
OSI is very pleased to welcome two important new members to the Affiliate scheme for community groups. They are CENATIC and Debian. CENATIC is the Spanish National Reference Center for…
OSI’s new Board
Last Friday the OSI Board held a special meeting to fill vacancies that had arisen by the departure of three directors – Mike Godwin, Andrew Oliver and Michael Tiemann. Michael Tiemann left the Board after serving as OSI President for many years and leaves a large gap which the board will only fill thoughtfully; as a consequence, Martin Michlmayr, currently OSI Secretary, was temporarily appointed Acting President and the election of a full new President scheduled for a later meeting of the new Board. The Board warmly thanks all three for the contribution they have made to OSI.
Open Source CADNANO is unbelievably cool
I just read this in Nature: The researchers designed the structure of the nanorobots using open-source software, called Cadnano, developed by one of the authors — Shawn Douglas, a biophysicist…
OSI Announces New Initiatives
OSI is changing, and you can help! I spoke at FOSDEM in Brussels on Saturday, on behalf of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) where I serve as a director. My…
Help OSI – Complete Our Survey!
UPDATE: Please note this survey was completed in March 2012 and the data was used to design OSI Individual Membership The Open Source Initiative is switching to a member-led governance….