Practical Open Source is a monthly podcast/videocast/blog post series produced by the team at the Open Source Initiative. This online series is intended as a forum for Open Source practitioners to discuss all the details of implementing open source. Sessions focus on various subjects such as choosing a license, legal aspects, procurement processes, pitching the value of open source and much more.

• The most popular licenses for each language in 2023
  The 2023 report of the licenses in use by the biggest package managers highlights the need to educate developers on the importance of licensing information. While many developers know that…
• Simplify Open Source License Compliance
  During our POSI 2021 event Marc Jones, General Counsel at CivicActions shared some of his top-level advice for anyone looking to open source a project
• GitHub’s The ReadME Project elevates the open source community through education and mentorship
  GitHub is committed to open source and building solutions that support the open source community. The ReadME Project amplifies the voices of the developer community by telling stories about open source, culture, security, DevOps, and more.
• How to talk to your boss about open source
  In her presentation at POSI 2021, Deborah Bryant, OSI Board Director, recalled that she was first introduced to open source when she ran a commercial ISP earlier in her career.