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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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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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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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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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Favorite As the deadline for the application of the CRA draws closer, thanks to the efforts of the OSI and other organisations, for the first time, the Open Source community will have the opportunity to directly participate in the standardisation process, shaping the standards that will apply to many crucial
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Favorite When I joined the Open Source Initiative (OSI) in February, the organization had been engaging in global standards and European policy discussions for seven years and had been working in the U.S. policy space on a part-time basis for the last two and a half years. Led in the
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Favorite The Open Source Initiative is seeking its next Executive Director (ED), the chief executive and strategic leader of the OSI, responsible for advancing its mission, growing and diversifying its funding base, and fostering a global, inclusive community of stakeholders. The ED will be a visible ambassador for OSI to
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Favorite The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is once again partnering with Perforce OpenLogic & Zend, in collaboration with the Eclipse Foundation, for the 2026 State of Open Source Survey, the industry’s most comprehensive study of global Open Source adoption trends. Now in its fifth year, this annual survey captures how
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Favorite With the departure of Stefano Maffulli this month, OSI is now opening its search for a new executive director. We are greatly appreciative of Maffulli’s work over the last four years and look forward to what our next ED will build upon his foundation. Key tasks and goals for
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Favorite October is here, which means it’s time for Hacktoberfest, the annual celebration of Open Source contributions hosted by DigitalOcean and friends. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is proud to be once again a community partner of Hacktoberfest this year, helping to amplify participation and welcome new contributors to the
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