Launch of the State of Open Source Survey
OpenLogic by Perforce and the Open Source Initative (OSI) are collaborating on a new survey exploring the state of open source software. The survey, which will gather insights and identify…
Archived posts by the Board
Take action to protect Open Source today
If you care for Open Source, you must protect it and here is your chance to do something about it. Two things, actually. And one won’t cost you anything. At…
Updates from OSI Affiliate members (Sept. 2021)
Below are updates, news and event information from some of our Affiliate Members. OpenProject Free and open source project management software. OpenProject, released a new integration into GitHub. With the integration…
Open Source Initiative Announces New Partnership with Software Liberty Association Taiwan
The Open Source Initiative ® (OSI), the global organization working to promote and protect open source, is excited to announce the Affiliate Membership of the Software Liberty Association Taiwan (SLAT). Founded in 2001, SLAT is Taiwan’s first legal entity dedicated to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), supporting both the development and user communities. As an active community of advocates and technologists, SLAT both drives initiatives, and partners with existing projects, to promote FOSS, including the Open Source Software Application Consulting Center—a program fostering FOSS in Taiwan’s schools.
Where in the World is the OSI?
If you’re out and about at conferences this month, we hope that you’ll have a chance to attend one of these talks by OSI Board Members. If you’re an OSI…
OSI Mourns Co-Founder Ian Murdock
The OSI Board is very sad to note the death of Ian Murdock. As well as founding the Debian GNU/Linux distribution in 1993 (Debian obituary), Ian was a co-founder of…
Handing On The Baton
I joined in with the Open Source Initiative in 2008, was elected to its Board in 2010 and became its President in 2012. Along with the Board, I’ve pursued a…
Why I am a Member of the Open Source Initiative
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November 2014 OSI Newsletter
OSI Newsletter: November 2014 November 2014 OSI Newsletter
Why should I care about privacy, when I have nothing to hide?
Published by Reset The Net on 30 April 2014 We get this a lot. There are a million answers (our favorite short one is “Nothing to hide? Really?”) but here’s…
OSI Board Changes 2014
April annually sees the start of the OSI Board year, with resulting vacancies and the appointment of directors to fill them. This year saw vacancies arising due to the retirement…
Hello OSI Community Members,
I’m pleased to announce a major step in the development of the OSI. As our new General Manager, I’d like to take a few moments to introduce myself, and also…