Favorite The meeting of the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) members in Addis Ababa was very informative. The OSI led a workshop to define Open Source AI and joined the subsequent presentation by the AI Community of Practice (CoP) of the DPGA. There were about 40 people in the room,
Favorite Last month, OSI affiliate sysarmy organized the 10th edition of Nerdearla, one of the largest Open Source conferences in Latin America, bringing together a community of 10,000+ participants in Buenos Aires and 25,000+ online. Nerdearla is 100% free for attendees both online and in-person, relying solely on the companies
Favorite The Open Source Summit Europe is a conference organized by the Linux Foundation with the goal of bringing together Open Source developers, technologists and community leaders to collaborate, share information, solve problems and gain knowledge. Last week, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) was present at this event, driving three
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) continues the work of exploring complexities surrounding the development and use of artificial intelligence in Deep Dive: AI – Defining Open Source AI, with the goal of collaboratively establishing a clear and defensible definition of “Open Source AI.” OSI is bringing together global experts
Favorite (Thanks to Paloma Oliveira for this contribution!) Reflecting on how to improve our open communities Navigating uncharted waters often leads to intriguing discoveries. Imagine immersing yourself in a realm that commemorates a quarter-century of Open Source accomplishment. Invited by Open Source Initiative (OSI) to reflect upon the 25 years
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) continues to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Open Source at the best tech conferences from around the world, promoting Open Source software and fostering collaboration within the global community. This past month, the OSI celebrated the anniversary in all corners of the world: at
Favorite The Open Source Initiative is deep into a multi-stakeholder process to define machine learning systems that can be characterized as “Open Source.” About 40 people put their heads together for the first community discussion in an hour-long session I led at FOSSY 2023. If you missed it, there are
Favorite A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending the Data + AI Summit in San Francisco. It was one of the best conferences I have attended for several reasons. The main one is that it reinforced my belief that Open Source models will play an important role
Favorite It has been about one month since I’ve joined the Open Source Initiative, and I’ve been busy learning about ClearlyDefined and how it fits into the Open Source supply chain compliance and security ecosystem. This is an exciting area that has a major impact not just in the tech
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