OSI Board Reaches out to Washington D.C. Organizations week of May 6, 2013
The OSI board, which meets in person at least twice per annum, has selected Washington D.C. as the location for the Spring 2013 Board of Directors Meeting. The city serves…
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Obituary: Raj Mathur
Former OSI Board member Danese Cooper writes: One of the pillars of the Indian FOSS Community passed away this week. Known for his humor, his uncompromising honesty and his generosity…
OSI and OSHWA Sign Agreement
Following discussions about the Open Source and Open Source Hardware logos, OSI and the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) have worked together to compose a co-existence agreement on behalf of…
OSI Welcomes Five More Affiliates
The OSI Board has approved Affiliate membership for the following organisations: Friends of OpenDocument Linux Fund The New Zealand Open Source Society Open Source Sweden Tiki Software Community Association We…
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…
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…