The year of 2024 was a busy one for the Open Source Initiative. We released version 1.0 of the Open Source AI Definition, among many other accomplishments across 3 grand areas: licensing and legal, policy and standards, and research and outreach. We published over 100 blog posts and contributed to 25+ events worldwide. Learn more about our work in our 2024 Annual Report: https://lnkd.in/dUxqcNFp
Open Source Initiative (OSI)
Software Development
Palo Alto, California 24,158 followers
Global non-profit: promotes and protects open source software, development & communities through education and advocacy.
About us
Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in. It depends on the liberties delivered by open source licenses. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is the authority that defines Open Source, recognized globally by individuals, companies, and by public institutions. One of our most important activities is as a standards body, maintaining the Open Source Definition for the good of the community. The Open Source Initiative Approved License trademark and program creates a nexus of trust around which developers, users, corporations and governments can organize open-source cooperation.
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http://opensource.org
External link for Open Source Initiative (OSI)
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- Software Development
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1998
- Specialties
- Free and Open Source Software and Licensing
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Employees at Open Source Initiative (OSI)
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Danese Cooper
Founder and Chair at InnerSource Commons Foundation
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Simon Phipps
Standards & Policy Director at OSI
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Jim Jagielski
Open Source Technologist and Strategist, Candid Curmudgeon, Developer, Engineer, Speaker. Co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation and emeritus…
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Bruno Souza
Helping you build trust and grow your developer career!
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As 2024 draws to a close, the OSI reflects on an eventful year marked by significant achievements in advocating for Open Source principles in policy and standards development worldwide. With Deborah Bryant, Simon Phipps, and Jordan Maris https://lnkd.in/dfEuFeHB
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I'm extremely grateful to all who donated to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) this year. We've hit the highest amount ever of donations from individuals, people who believe in our work defending #OpenSource principle in software and #AI. Thank you! https://lnkd.in/dTpzTW56
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🎙️ One last Open at Intel #podcast for the year! While at the All Things Open Conference I spoke with Nick Vidal at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) about their Open Source AI Definition. We discussed its principles, the struggles in trying to reach community consensus, the criticisms, and the unique challenges of defining openness in AI applications. Check it out and I would love your feedback! 🎧 Subscribe and listen to Open at Intel in your favorite podcast player or: https://lnkd.in/gyGTGUPy Follow Open.Intel for more. #AI #OpenSource
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📸 Revivez les meilleurs moments de l'édition 2024 d'Open Source Experience ! Les moments forts, les sourires, les conférences inspirantes... Retrouvez les meilleures photos de l'événement dans notre galerie photo en ligne ! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/enwj6QKG Un immense merci à tous les participants, intervenants et partenaires qui ont fait de cette édition un succès. 🙌 Et très bientôt, sur notre site Internet pour les replays des conférences ! #OSXP2024 #opensource #conference Systematic Paris-Region Florence Blazy Laetitia Jeanne Emmanuelle CALLERAND Pierre Baudracco Yannick VILLAIN
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The release of v.1.0 of the Open Source AI Definition marks an important milestone on a journey to ensure that AI systems are innovative and aligned with the foundational principles of Open Source. https://lnkd.in/dnQTUmuv
2024 End-of-Year Review: Open Source AI Definition v1.0
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We continue protecting Open Source from abuses, even if that means losing corporate donations. Donate today https://lnkd.in/gYaVc46T
Some of the world’s largest and most powerful tech companies are coming under fire from organizations such as the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and the The Linux Foundation Foundation for misappropriating the #OpenSource label for marketing, PR, and branding purposes. (Richard Waters Financial Times: bit.ly/3UlBxar). We’re also seeing a significant uptick in the number of once “proudly open source” companies moving away from the original spirit and definition of OS, primarily in pursuit of profits. While some businesses have made a full-on about-face toward proprietary licensing, others have been making minor deviations from OS norms presumably to see how far they can stray before inciting community backlash or suffering negative business impacts. (Michael Larabel: bit.ly/40h4JD7) Open source adherents are notoriously unwavering in their commitment to the movement and rallying the tech industry around a single definition of open source. This is why, no matter how muddy the waters may get, I’m confident that in 2025 the community and its organizations will redouble their efforts toward standardization, tenaciously pursuing open source purity, and in turn, protecting the integrity of the label, the movement, and its foundational ethos.
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Open source licenses can be tricky because many packages consume an unknown amount of other packages. We dove into this topic live at All Things Open Conference with Carlo Piana. Check out the full episode: https://lnkd.in/edTSNizF
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🚨 There's still time to register for the meet-up "The EU Cyber Resilience Act is Here! Now What?", taking place on 29 January in Brussels. Learn about the #CRA and the work of the Open Regulatory Compliance WG. https://hubs.la/Q02_dWkv0 #orcwg #compliance
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How about an OSI t-shirt or hoodie as a gift for your friends this holiday season? #opensource https://lnkd.in/dDHdaZu2
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