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Open Source Initiative Announces New Partnership with Software Liberty Association Taiwan

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 2019-05-29 11:36

The Open Source Initiative ® (OSI), the global organization working to promote and protect open source, is excited to announce the Affiliate Membership of the Software Liberty Association Taiwan (SLAT). Founded in 2001, SLAT is Taiwan’s first legal entity dedicated to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), supporting both the development and user communities. As an active community of advocates and technologists, SLAT both drives initiatives, and partners with existing projects, to promote FOSS, including the Open Source Software Application Consulting Center—a program fostering FOSS in Taiwan's schools.

Twenty Years and Counting

Submitted by masson on Fri, 2017-12-22 06:13

The third decade of open source software starts in February 2018. How did it rise to dominance, and what’s next?


20 years ago, in February 1998, the term “open source” was first applied to software, Soon afterwards, the Open Source Definition was created and the seeds that became the Open Source Initiative (OSI) were sown. As the OSD’s author Bruce Perens relates,

Handing On The Baton

Submitted by webmink on Thu, 2015-05-14 03:10

I joined in with the Open Source Initiative in 2008, was elected to its Board in 2010 and became its President in 2012. Along with the Board, I've pursued a vision of OSI transforming into a membership organisation, serving open source not only as steward of the Open Source Definition and arbiter of which licenses satisfy its requirements and thus deliver software freedom, but also as an enabler for people and organisations that want to make open source better and more popular.

OSI Annual Report

Submitted by masson on Mon, 2014-12-15 13:58

2018 Annual Report Welcome to the Open Source Initiative’s 2018 annual report. In the following pages you’ll learn about the organization’s activities from the past year, which captures the hard work of employees, contractors, volunteers, and those passionate about open source. I hope this will give you some context on why this work happened and what makes it so important.

November 2014 OSI Newsletter

Submitted by masson on Sun, 2014-12-07 14:34
OSI Newsletter: November 2014

OSI Board Changes 2014

Submitted by webmink on Wed, 2014-04-09 10:32

April annually sees the start of the OSI Board year, with resulting vacancies and the appointment of directors to fill them. This year saw vacancies arising due to the retirement of Board officers -- Karl Fogel, who has done a tremendous job as OSI's Treasurer, and of Martin Michlmayr, whose work as OSI's Secretary has been beyond measure. Also leaving due to term limits is Harshad Gune, and Richard Fontana's seat was open due to the one-year terms for directors representing Individual Members.

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