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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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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Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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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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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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Will the partnership with Eclipse help OSI understand that the Open Source AI Definition fails to meet just about any open-source smell test?
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Today at All Things Open, Open Source Initiative announced the release of the Open Source AI Definition, possibly paving the way for open source AI licensing.
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Pushing the end of voting back by one day assures there will be no confusion about when the polls close, which could have cost some OSI members their votes.
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Some OSI members may end up waiting until after the polls close to vote in the organization’s current board of directors election.
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The Open Source Initiative — defenders of open source — is making the approval process for new open-source licenses clearer and easier.
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The Open Source Initiative is planning to make a few changes, but first, it wants to know what you think. Learn more here.
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Last year’s election for board members at Open Source Initiative was “hacked,” which necessitated a re-vote. Fortunately, this year’s election was a smooth experience.
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