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Frequently Answered Questions

Here are answers to questions we are frequently asked. If you have a question not addressed here, please contact us. Basics...

October 21, 2007 Page
GNU Library General Public License version 2

Note: The Free Software Foundation, license steward of the LGPL, regards this license as having been superseded by LGPL version...

June 4, 2017 License
Darshan Sen

Hi, I’m Darshan Sen, an award-winning Governance Member of high-profile Open Source projects such as Node.js and Electron. If you...

May 20, 2025 Page
GNU Lesser General Public License version 3

GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007 Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/> Everyone is...

October 23, 2007 License
Common reasons for rejection of licenses

An express statement that no patent license is granted. The failure to grant a patent license means the license fails...

February 29, 2024 Page
2020-05-11

Meeting called to order (quorum): May 11, 2020, 15:09 GMT. Attendees Board Members Patrick Masson Elana Hashman Josh Simmons Chris...

May 11, 2020 Meeting Minutes
Karl Horky: From Papercuts to Standards

Hi, I’m Karl Horky (GitHub, LinkedIn), Technical Founder at UpLeveled - tech education programs for all skill levels. In an...

May 20, 2025 Page
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Friday, March 13, 2020

Meeting called to order (quorum): March 13, 2020, 15:12 UTC. via Jitsi conference Attendees Board Members Deb Bryant Pam Chestek...

April 10, 2020 Meeting Minutes
2020-03-13

Meeting called to order (quorum): March 13, 2020, 15:12 GMT.via Jitsi conference Attendees Board Members Deb Bryant Pam Chestek (Arrived...

March 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes
December 2019 License-Review Summary

License-Review mailing list topics for December 2019: ESA Permissive PL v2.3, Mulan Permissive Software License v1 and v2 LGPL-2+-KDE (Legacy)...

April 28, 2020 Post
Reducing the risks of vendor lock-in

Peter Hansteen of Bergen Norway reports that the Norwegian Police Force has disclosed two large-scale information security incidents. He explains...

March 16, 2009 Post
OSI End of Year Newsletter

Welcome to the Open Source Initiative's quarterly newsletter. This particular newsletter will recap the end of 2020 for both the...

January 12, 2021 Post