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Elections of the Board of Directors

The board of directors is the ultimate authority responsible for the Open Source Initiative as a California public benefit corporation,...

February 20, 2014 Page
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Quorum Quorum reached and meeting called to order at 15:07 UTC. Attendees Board Members Mr. Michael Tiemann, President Mr. Karl...

November 9, 2011 Meeting Minutes
Celebrating 5 years at the Open Source Initiative: a journey of growth, challenges, and community engagement

Reaching the five-year mark at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been a huge privilege. It’s been a whirlwind of...

November 27, 2024 Post
The Open Source Community and U.S. Public Policy

When I joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI) in February, the organization had been engaging in global standards and European...

October 30, 2025 Post
Mozilla Public License 2.0

1. Definitions 1.1. “Contributor” means each individual or legal entity that creates, contributes to the creation of, or owns Covered...

December 19, 2011 License
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Quorum Quorum reached and meeting called to order at 16:06 UTC. Attendees Board Members Mr. Michael Tiemann, President Mr. Karl...

January 11, 2012 Meeting Minutes
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Quorum Quorum reached and meeting called to order at 16:04 UTC. Attendees Board Members Mr. Karl Fogel, Director Mr. Harshad...

April 13, 2012 Meeting Minutes
Cryptographic Autonomy License

1. Purpose This License gives You unlimited permission to use and modify the software to which it applies (the “Work”),...

April 8, 2020 License
Vincent Demeester

How did you get involved with Open Source? I’ve always wanted to do Open Source, since I discovered it around...

May 21, 2025 Page
Do Patents Encourage or Hinder Innovation? The Case of the Steam Engine

The Freeman, in December of last year, published an excellent study of a natural experiment in patents: the Steam Engine....

April 10, 2009 Post
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday April 2nd, 2014

QuorumQuorum reached and meeting called to order at 16:08 UTC.AttendeesBoard MembersDeb BryantRichard FontanaPatrick MassonMike MilinkovichSimon PhippsBruno SouzaLuis VillaTony WassermanGuestsExpected, but...

June 23, 2014 Meeting Minutes
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Tuesday April 29th, 2014

QuorumQuorum reached and meeting called to order at 16:08 UTC.AttendeesBoard MembersDeb BryantRichard FontanaPatrick MassonMike MilinkovichSimon PhippsBruno SouzaLuis VillaTony WassermanGuestsExpected, but...

June 23, 2014 Meeting Minutes