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Report of License Proliferation Committee and draft FAQ

The purpose of this document is to report on the efforts and recommendations of the License Proliferation committee of the...

July 31, 2006 Page
Fall 2015 Face to Face Board Meeting Minutes

QuorumQuorum reached and meeting called to order at 9:16am Pacific Time / 17:21 UTC.AttendeesBoard MembersDeb Bryant (via telephone on Wednesday)Richard...

December 9, 2015 Meeting Minutes
OSI Adopts SPDX IDs for License URLs

For more than 25 years, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) website has been a central reference point for Open Source...

March 10, 2026 Post
Common Public Attribution License Version 1.0

1. “Definitions” 1.0.1 “Commercial Use” means distribution or otherwise making the Covered Code available to a third party. 1.1 “Contributor”...

July 27, 2007 License
Mozilla Public License 1.1

This license has been superseded by the Mozilla Public License 2.0; please use the MPL 2.0 instead of 1.1 1....

October 31, 2006 License
OSI Winter 2020 Newsletter

Welcome to the Open Source Initiative's quarterly newsletter. We hope the information shared in each edition provides you with interesting...

April 1, 2020 Post
Apple Public Source License 2.0

Please read this License carefully before downloading this software. By downloading or using this software, you are agreeing to be...

October 31, 2006 License
February 2019 License-Discuss Summary

In February, the License-Discuss mailing list discussed how to keep the mailing lists civil and to what degree the business...

March 4, 2019 Post
Open Source Software, Public Policy, and the Stakes of Getting It Right

Open Source software plays a central role in global innovation, research, and economic growth. That statement is familiar to anyone...

January 26, 2026 Post
CUA Office Public License

(The CUA Office Project has ceased to use or recommend this license) 1. Definitions. 1.0.1. "Commercial Use" means distribution or...

October 31, 2006 License
State of the Source at ATO 2025: Licensing 201

In October, the OSI hosted the State of the Source Track at All Things Open designed to connect developers with...

October 31, 2025 Post
The License Review process

The OSI License Review Process ensures that licenses and software labeled as “Open Source” conform to existing community norms and...

July 24, 2006 Page