The Open Source Initiative is excited to welcome three summer interns who will be helping us and our Affiliate Members with a variety of projects. The goal of the OSI Internship Program is to provide students with an opportunity to learn about open source software and its development as well as how individuals and organizations are participating within open source communities of practice.
Recognizing the growth of open source software within higher education information technology, the OSI has expanded their community Affiliate Memberships to colleges and universities.
Innovative approach introduces LibreOffice to new computer users, and in doing so, the benefits of open source software and communities globally.
June 15, 2015 - The Open Source Initiative® (OSI) announced today that Associazione LibreItalia, a non-profit organization working to reduce the digital divide and tear down barriers to digital citizenship throughout Italy, has joined the internationally recognized steward of open source as an Affiliate Member.
New open source project is growing quickly, hopeful OSI Affiliation will foster support and collaboration with others in the open source world.
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2015 Future of Open Source Study
Sponsor of OPNsense, an open source FreeBSD based firewall and routing platform, extends support to broader open source community.
April 28, 2015 - PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Open Source Initiative (OSI), a member-driven and industry-supported non-profit, announced the generous sponsorship of Deciso B.V. Deciso joins existing OSI corporate sponsors Adobe, Craigslist, Engineering Group, IBM, HP, Google, NGINX, Twitter and several others committed to advancing open source software through community-building, education, and public advocacy.
Partnership highlights core values of both organizations in ensuring access to all members within communities.
March 30, 2015 - PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The Open Source Initiative ® (OSI), recognized globally for their work in promoting and protecting open source software and development communities, announced today the Affiliate Membership of OpenMRS®, a free and open source health IT platform.
Christoph Hellwig, supported by Software Freedom Conservancy (Conservancy), has initiated a lawsuit in Germany against VMware for alleged violations of the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2, an OSI approved license.
