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Favorite For more than 25 years, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) website has been a central reference point for Open Source licenses. Over that time, our site has evolved through multiple redesigns, content management systems, and infrastructure migrations. As a result, license pages accumulated a variety of URL formats, including
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Shared by voicesofopensource March 10, 2026
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) serves as the premier resource for millions of visitors seeking essential information about OSI-Approved licenses. The enriched license pages go beyond basic descriptions, incorporating relevant metadata to provide deeper insights and better support for Open Source users, developers, and organizations. The most popular licenses
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Favorite Why Patents Licenses Matter: The Benefits of Explicitness Although most people think of Open Source licenses as primarily creatures of copyright law, patent considerations also come into play any time one is choosing to license software (or any other technology or content) under an Open Source license. One of
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Favorite In October, the OSI hosted the State of the Source Track at All Things Open designed to connect developers with the big policy conversations shaping our ecosystem. Pamela Chestek, emeritus OSI Board member, opened the track with Licensing 201, an advanced but practical look at how licenses get approved
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Favorite Authors: Jeff Mendoza and Gary O’Neall Open Source licensing is a cornerstone of modern software development, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation by reusing existing components. However, accurately capturing licensing details in SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials) at scale is often challenging. Incomplete or inconsistent license data can lead to
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Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is excited to announce the availability of a new API service providing access to the canonical list of OSI Approved Licenses®. This launch is part of our broader effort to modernize how we manage and share Open Source license data, making it easier for
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Favorite The world runs on Open Source. From global commerce and finance to AI and critical infrastructure, the software that powers progress is increasingly built in the open. But Open Source in the enterprise isn’t just about technology—it’s about collaboration at scale. That’s why we’re excited to highlight the Certified
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Favorite Each year, the State of Open Source Report offers a valuable pulse check on the global Open Source ecosystem—and the 2025 edition is no exception. Produced by Perforce OpenLogic, in partnership with the Eclipse Foundation and the Open Source Initiative, this report uncovers the latest trends, tensions, and transformations
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Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) serves as the premier resource for millions of visitors seeking essential information about OSI-Approved licenses. The enriched license pages go beyond basic descriptions, incorporating relevant metadata to provide deeper insights and better support for Open Source users, developers, and organizations. The most popular licenses
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Favorite This past month, the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) hosted SOSS Fusion in Atlanta, an event that brought together a diverse community of leaders and innovators from across the digital security spectrum. The conference, held on October 22-23, explored themes central to today’s technological landscape: AI security, diversity in
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