2024 end-of-year review: policy and standards

Favorite As 2024 draws to a close, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) reflects on an eventful year marked by significant achievements in advocating for Open Source principles in policy and standards development worldwide. Below, we highlight key milestones, initiatives and ongoing work from the year. Global engagements Columbia Convening on

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Shared by voicesofopensource December 19, 2024

2024 End-of-Year Review: Open Source AI Definition v1.0

Favorite The release of version 1.0 of the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) marks an important milestone on a journey to ensure that AI systems are innovative and aligned with the foundational principles of Open Source: the freedoms to use, study, modify and share. Drafting a definition through collaboration The

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Shared by voicesofopensource December 17, 2024

Top articles at OpenSource.net in 2024

Favorite OpenSource.net, a platform designed to foster knowledge sharing, was launched in September 2023. Led by Editor-in-Chief Nicole Martinelli, this platform has become a space for diverse perspectives and contributions. Here are some of the top articles published at OpenSource.net in 2024: Business with Open Source Open Source projects vs

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Shared by voicesofopensource December 12, 2024

Improving Open Source security with the new GitHub Secure Open Source Fund

Favorite The Open Source community underpins much of today’s software innovation, but with this power comes responsibility. Security vulnerabilities, unclear licensing, and a lack of transparency in software components pose significant risks to software supply chains. Recognizing this challenge, GitHub recently announced the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund—a transformative initiative

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Shared by voicesofopensource December 3, 2024

Celebrating 5 years at the Open Source Initiative: a journey of growth, challenges, and community engagement

Favorite Reaching the five-year mark at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been a huge privilege. It’s been a whirlwind of progress, personal growth, and community engagement—filled with highs, great challenges, and plenty of Open Source celebrations. As I reflect on this milestone, it’s impossible not to feel both gratitude

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Shared by voicesofopensource November 27, 2024

Give Your Input on the State of Open Source Survey

Favorite As we announced back in September, the OSI has partnered again with OpenLogic by Perforce to produce a comprehensive report on global, industry-wide Open Source software adoption trends. The 2025 State of Open Source Report will be based on responses to a survey of those working with Open Source

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Shared by voicesofopensource November 20, 2024

The Open Source Initiative and the Eclipse Foundation to Collaborate on Shaping Open Source AI (OSAI) Public Policy

Favorite BRUSSELS and WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.  – 14 November 2024 – The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world’s largest open source foundations, and the Open Source Initiative (OSI), the global non-profit educating about and advocating for the benefits of open source and steward of the Open Source Definition, have signed

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Shared by voicesofopensource November 14, 2024

ClearlyDefined v2.0 adds support for LicenseRefs

Favorite One of the major focuses of the ClearlyDefined Technical Roadmap is the improvement in the quality of license data. As such, we are excited to announce the release of ClearlyDefined v2.0 which adds over 2,000 new well-known licenses it can identify. You can see the complete list of new non-SPDX licenses in ScanCode LicenseDB.

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Shared by voicesofopensource November 12, 2024