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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
MirOS Licence

Copyright © year, year, year, … First M. Last <[email protected]> Provided that these terms and disclaimer and all copyright notices...

November 13, 2008 License
International Authority & Recognition

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), Open Source Definition (OSD) and OSI Approved Open Source Licenses are internationally recognized, and affirmed...

April 21, 2015 Page
Open Source Licensing and Governance

Earlier this year, arguments and debates raged about whether the open source model was doomed to fail in the 21st...

April 18, 2007 Post
2018 Fall Face to Face Minutes

AttendeesBoard MembersChrisCarolFaidonSimonItaloPatrickMollyRichardJoshSent RegretsVickyAllisonOfficer ReportsMotion (Carol): Approve and post the meeting minutes of September, 2018: https://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Main/OSI+Board+of+Directors/Board+Meeting+Notes/20180913DraftMinutesSecond ().Discussion:Vote: 0 Yes; 0 No;...

February 6, 2019 Meeting Minutes
OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Wednesday, Octiber 8th, 2014

Board MembersMeeting called to order 16:07 UTCDeb BryantRichard FontanaAllison Randal: (Arrived, 16:25 UTC)Patrick MassonMIke Milinkovich (Departed, 11:30)Bruno SouzaTony WassermanStefano "Zack"...

January 12, 2015 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
OSI at OSCON 2015

Once again the OSI and our Board of Directors will be at OSCON. Just like in years past, the OSI...

July 2, 2015 Post
Top Open Source licenses in 2025

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) serves as the premier resource for millions of visitors seeking essential information about OSI-Approved licenses....

December 17, 2025 Post
Top Open Source licenses in 2024

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) serves as the premier resource for millions of visitors seeking essential information about OSI-Approved licenses....

December 23, 2024 Post
GUAC adopts license metadata from ClearlyDefined

The software supply chain just gained some transparency thanks to an integration of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) project, ClearlyDefined,...

August 6, 2024 Post