Digital services offered and used by public administrations are the critical infrastructure of 21st-century democratic nations. To establish trustworthy systems, government agencies must ensure they have full control over systems at the core of our digital infrastructure. This is rarely the case today due to restrictive software licenses.

This update has an important and urgent call to action to help defend elections in California. Stop AB 840, the last-minute change that would weaken California election security at a critical time instead of strengthening it. Can you spare a moment to help?

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Jim Wright features in the sixth episode of Shane Martin Coughlan's, "The Faces of Open Source Law." about open source, law and how our community is evolving. Interviews were shot during breaks at the FSFE Legal Network 'Legal and Licensing Workshop' in Barcelona during April 2017. Thanks to everyone who made it happen!

Open source project management software, with global user base, extends commitment to collaborative open source software development through OSI Affiliate Membership.

OSI welcomes Rocket.Chat as newest Corporate Sponsor: support not only provides financial aid, but extends infrastructure and services to larger open source software advocacy community.

Dr. Till Jaeger features in the fifth episode of Shane Martin Coughlan's, "The Faces of Open Source Law." The series was shot during breaks at the FSFE Legal Network 'Legal and Licensing Workshop' in Barcelona during April 2017, and is provided here to promote greater understanding of how the law and open source projects and communities are interacting and evolving.

Including design and UX in a true community project is a challenging matter of balance because of the motivational model behind open source projects.

In this fourth episode of Shane Martin Coughlan's, "The Faces of Open Source Law," we continue our introductions to the vibrant open source community, through discussions with some of it's most active contributors.

Open source adoption continues to grow as companies seek not only higher quality software, lower costs, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in, but also leverage the power of community investment and collective intellect to drive innovation.

This is the third episode from the series in Shane Martin Coughlan's, "The Faces of Open Source Law," that puts a face to the vibrant open source community, and the fascinating discussions happening within it. This series of interviews focuses on issues related to law affecting open source projects and communities—copyright, licensing, patents, foundations, governance, etc.—and includes interviews with several current and former OSI Board Directors.