Favorite Brussels, February 2 – The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to share an important update with the ClearlyDefined and the broader Open Source communities: OSI and AboutCode have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that establishes a new collaborative approach to stewarding and sustaining the ClearlyDefined project.
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Shared by voicesofopensource February 2, 2026
Favorite Together from Brussels, Open Source Initiative (OSI), OpenForum Europe (OFE), and the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) announced the official launch of Open Technology Research (OTR). The launch comes with the unveiling of a new website that details the activities of the initiative and how the community can expect to
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Shared by voicesofopensource January 30, 2026
Favorite Pausing the 2026 Board Election Cycle to Improve How OSI Selects Directors and Hears the Community Over a decade ago, OSI introduced an experiment in non-profit governance: a public board election process. We wanted the board composition to be more representative of the broad community we serve, and this
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Shared by voicesofopensource January 28, 2026
Favorite Open Source software plays a central role in global innovation, research, and economic growth. That statement is familiar to anyone working in technology, but the scale of its impact is still startling. A 2024 Harvard-backed study estimates that the demand-side value of the Open Source ecosystem is approximately $8.8
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Shared by voicesofopensource January 26, 2026
Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to welcome the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) to the Open Policy Alliance. The Open Policy Alliance (OPA) was started in 2023 to bring together nonprofit Open Source community members to better understand and contribute to the changing landscape of public
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Shared by voicesofopensource January 8, 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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Shared by voicesofopensource December 17, 2025
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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Shared by voicesofopensource December 4, 2025
Favorite In a world increasingly run by software, countries around the world are waking up to their dependency on foreign services and products. Geopolitical shifts drive digital sovereignty to the top of the political agenda in Europe and other regions. How can we ensure that regulations protecting our citizens actually
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Shared by voicesofopensource November 24, 2025
Favorite November 13, 2025 Dear President Macron,Dear Chancellor Merz,Dear President von der Leyen, Europe is at a crossroads. The Summit on European Digital Sovereignty marks an important milestone for the EU and its member states in aligning on a shared strategy for achieving real and lasting European digital sovereignty. As
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Shared by voicesofopensource November 20, 2025
Favorite At an event earlier this year, I heard someone describe the sustainability challenges we’re facing as, “open source is suffering from its own success,” and it’s true. The ecosystem that once thrived on volunteer collaboration now faces existential questions of regulation, funding, and sustainability. The good news is that
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