Favorite The Open Source Initiative moved the website on a new platform, a baby step to improving the list of Approved Licenses. This is a weird announcement as weird was the journey that took us to this point. Let me explain how this is just a milestone for more changes
Favorite OSI to contribute to Digital Public Goods Alliance’s mission to address world’s most pressing economic challenges by furthering adoption of Open Source software BRUSSELS – February 4, 2023–Today, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) announced it has joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a new member. The DPGA is part
Favorite The European Commission’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) as drafted may harm Open Source, and perhaps all other non-industrial software. There were 131 responses to the proposed text that the Commission has sent to the Parliament, including one from the Open Source Initiative. Of those, 18 responses – representing
Favorite Some time ago the Open Source Initiative formed a working group to examine and improve the license review process. The stated purpose of the working group was to: Reevaluate the criteria for approving licenses, potentially setting different standards for licenses in use versus new licenses Reevaluate the process for considering
Favorite For the second year in a row, the Open Source Initiative and OpenLogic by Perforce collaborated to launch a global survey about the use of Open Source software in organizations. We drew hundreds of responses from all over the world, and once again, the results are illustrative of the Open
Favorite Together we can make a difference – become an OSI member today. Only with a strong… The post Start the holiday season by becoming a member of the Open Source Initiative. first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Click Here to View Original Source (opensource.org)
Favorite We have a new official social media channel for the Open Source Initiative: OSI is… The post How OSI got to Mastodon first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Click Here to View Original Source (opensource.org)
Favorite In the month of November we rebooted our public policy mailing list and expanded our Policy and Standards program beyond the EU and into the US. We thought it would be helpful to share what our areas of focus are as we look forward to planning for the coming
Favorite The second annual collaborative surve and report on the state of Open Source software, with OpenLogic and OSI. The post Raising funds for a good cause while learning about Open Source trends first appeared on Voices of Open Source. Click Here to View Original Source (opensource.org)
Favorite In this episode, Stefano Maffulli, executive director of the Open Source Initiative, and Mo Zhou, AI research expert and Debian developer, examine the key components of artificial intelligence systems and how those components by their very nature complicate the idea of AI software that is truly open source. The