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Favorite OSI is pleased to announce our 2023 Open Source Initiative License Clinic, an in-person event to be held April 4th in Washington D.C. This one day workshop will cover advanced topics on open source software licenses of interest to the US federal government as well as emerging issues such
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Shared by voicesofopensource March 16, 2023
Favorite It’s that time of year when the board confirms and renews its members. If you’re a full member of OSI you’ll receive a ballot at the end of this week. Members of the OSI have an incredible opportunity to oversee and steer the organization, supporting me and the staff
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Favorite This Monday, I was in Brussels to attend a stakeholder workshop for the Digital Market Act (DMA) organized by the European Commission. For those who aren’t familiar with the DMA, it’s a new law that the European Parliament voted on recently and one of its goals is to force
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Favorite The Open Source Initiative moved the website on a new platform, a baby step to improving the list of Approved Licenses. This is a weird announcement as weird was the journey that took us to this point. Let me explain how this is just a milestone for more changes
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Favorite OSI to contribute to Digital Public Goods Alliance’s mission to address world’s most pressing economic challenges by furthering adoption of Open Source software BRUSSELS – February 4, 2023–Today, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) announced it has joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a new member. The DPGA is part
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Favorite In 2022, we’ve seen a visible acceleration of interest in open source from governments around the world. Partially, this is due to the recognition that the public sector relies on Open Source for innovation and other benefits. At the same time, the tech sector is under pressure to help
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Favorite The European Commission’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as drafted may harm Open Source, and perhaps all other non-industrial software. There were 131 responses to the proposed text that the Commission has sent to the Parliament, including one from the Open Source Initiative. Of those, 18 responses – representing
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Favorite Some time ago the Open Source Initiative formed a working group to examine and improve the license review process. The stated purpose of the working group was to: Reevaluate the criteria for approving licenses, potentially setting different standards for licenses in use versus new licenses Reevaluate the process for considering
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Favorite BigBlueButton is an Open Source virtual classroom started in 2007 by OSI sponsor, Blindside Networks. What differentiates… Click Here to View Original Source (opensource.org)
Favorite Apache Cassandra is getting ready for its 5.0 release in spring 2023, together with the Cassandra Summit. Register now. Click Here to View Original Source (opensource.org)