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  • 2018 Open Source Initiative Annual Report

    Welcome to the Open Source Initiative’s 2018 annual report. In this year’s report you’ll learn about the organization’s activities from the past year, which captures the hard work of employees, contractors, volunteers, and those passionate about open source. I hope this will give you some context on why this work happened and what makes it…

  • You’re Invited: Celebrating Powering Potential.

    You’re Invited: Celebrating Powering Potential.

    OSI Affiliate Member Powering Potential Inc. (PPI) is currently preparing for their annual fundraising event scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2019, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at NoMad Studio, located at 29 W. 39th Street, 10th Floor, in New York City.

  • Open Source Hong Kong Becomes an OSI Affiliate Member

    Open Source Hong Kong Becomes an OSI Affiliate Member

    PALO ALTO, Calif. – May 14, 2019 ​ – The Open Source Initiative (OSI), the founding organization of the open source software movement, is excited to announce the Affiliate Membership of the Open Source Hong Kong (OSHK). For ten years OSHK has worked across Asia to support open source communities, foster open source development, and…

  • OSI Board Evolution

    OSI Board Evolution

    ![OSI Board 2019-20](/files/Board19.png) I spent last week in New York at the annual new-inductees face-to-face Board meeting of the Open Source Initiative Board (pictured here – Christine Hall is also a member but was unable to join us). Having spent the last 11 years working on refactoring OSI for a new generation, I had advised…

  • April 2019 License-Review Summary

    In April, the License-Review mailing list saw extensive debate on the Cryptographic Autonomy License, in particular: * its user data clause, and how it affects user freedom * obligations placed on the software operator * API copyright * strategic concerns for the OSI * public performance rights for software The corresponding License-Discuss summary is online…

  • April 2019 License-Discuss Summary

    In April, the License-Discuss mailing list: * talked about non-commercial licensing * discussed license revocability * answered a question about LGPL/Apache compatibility The corresponding License-Review summary is online at and covers extensive discussion about the Cryptographic Autonomy License. ## International Licenses Redux {#international} As proposed in [December](https://opensource.org/LicenseDiscuss122018), [Richard Fontana][fontanta_international] has updated the “International” license category…

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