FSF’s big summer fundraiser is over and it’s now time for rolling up the sleeves to get those orders shipped!
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What happens when two of open source’s most controversial reformers decide the old rules no longer work? Are you ready for the license that could change everything?
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The online store for the Free Software Foundation summer fundraiser is full of really neat stuff… and it’s for a good cause.
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Why is this GNOME fundraiser suggesting you donate less? Because steady beats flashy—and sometimes less means more.
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Given the current political climate in the US and parts of Europe, it’s not surprising that the haters have been targeting one of open source’s most beloved projects.
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An organization that among other things provides hosting for over 500 free and open source projects from all over the world suddenly finds itself needing a helping hand.
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When it comes to Open Source Initiative’s 2025 board election, we’re reminded of Yogi Berra’s observation that, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
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Here’s some preliminary information about AlmaLinux OS Foundation’s upcoming board election. We’ll keep you up-to-date as we learn more.
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To the extent that Open Source Initiative is known, today it is perhaps best known for controversy rather than for its guardianship of open source.
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In this second of our two part interview, Kooyman talks about moves the foundation has made to remain resilient and relevant in an ever changing world where nothing is certain.
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At this point, Open Source Initiative is starting to look like an organization that’s willingly turning its back on its founding principles.
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In this, the first of a two part interview, the Free Software Foundation’s executive director Zoë Kooyman talks about changes at FSF since Richard Stallman stepped down as president about six years ago, the difference between “free software” and “open …
Mozilla is evidently selling your data down river, while continuing to brag about how much it’s protecting your privacy.
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Under fire from several different camps for a variety of reasons, Open Source Initiative announces board candidates that, to the surprise of no one, doesn’t include Luke Faraone.
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As OSI attempts to do damage control on social media without admitting that it made a mistake that needs to be rectified, more evidence surfaces indicating that the organization might be trying to change facts after the fact.
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Remember the classic headline from the 1970s: “Ford to city — drop dead?” Well, this is how it looks, transcribed to open source in the 21st century. It’s a different scale, but…
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Inquiring minds want to know if a potential candidate’s opposition to OSI’s Open Source AI Definition is the reason it pulled a previously unknown time zone rule out of a magic hat to deny his nomination.
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From where we sit, Google’s “giveaway” of it’s open source Chromium assets is basically a ruse to convince the feds that the company isn’t an intentional monopolist.
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On Monday, the Apache Software Foundation announced that Ruth Suehle has replaced David Nalley as the foundation’s president.
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The Gnome Foundation indicates increased belt tightening in its new budget due to continuing financial woes.
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