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Open Source Initiative names first Executive Director

SAN FRANCISCO, September 8, 2021 -- The Open Source Initiative ® (OSI), stewards of the Open Source Definition that sets...

September 8, 2021 Post
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Saturday, July 26, 2008

OSI Board Meetings Face-to-Face Dates: July 26-27, 2008 Venue: Park Room, Westin Portland Day One: July 26, 2008 Quorum reached...

March 11, 2009 Meeting Minutes
Should we celebrate the anniversary of open source?

Today in Portland at OSCON, OSI will be celebrating 20 years of open source. I’ve had a few comments along...

July 18, 2018 Post
config.h considered harmful

Many, many programs written in C or C++ use a file called "config.h" which contains #define statement that control the...

April 29, 2008 Post
The License Proliferation Project

Early in the history of the Open Source movement, there were a small number of projects covered by the small...

July 24, 2006 Page
Supporting FLOSS Desktops for Kids: $10,000

This year the Open Source Initiative will dedicate 100% of funds raised during our annual fund drive to the FLOSS...

November 23, 2018 Page
Exploring the future of Open Source

As the steward of the Open Source Definition, the OSI needs to understand all the challenges it’s facing. The introduction...

May 13, 2022 Post
Open Source and the future of SugarCRM

The following is a comment I left on a blog posting by John Mark Walker at OStatic. I would be...

December 1, 2009 Post
Carl Schwan

Carl Schwan is an open-source developer from the KDE community. As part of his involvement in KDE, he focuses on...

February 19, 2024 Board Member
Open Source and Sustainability

Last week I read the book small is possible. It's a great read, and I heartily recommend it to anyone...

June 15, 2008 Post
Shout out to Zoneminder Project

For the first ten years of my open source life, I spent tens of thousands of hours pouring over hundreds...

April 19, 2011 Post
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...

December 7, 2023 Post