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  • Regulatory language cannot be the same for all software

    Regulatory language cannot be the same for all software

    In reviewing the language and concepts being used in the various draft bills and directives circulating in Brussels at present, it is clear that the experts crafting the language are using their understanding of proprietary software to build the protections they clearly intend for Open Source.

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  • The importance of Open Source AI and the challenges of liberating data

    The importance of Open Source AI and the challenges of liberating data

    A post is taken from a speech given remotely at LLW 2023 by OSI Executive director Stefano Maffulli.

  • Things I learned at Brussels to the Bay: AI governance in the world

    Things I learned at Brussels to the Bay: AI governance in the world

    Powerful Artificial Intelligence technology is pressing more questions on Open Source and society every day. AI is contributing to important breakthroughs and we’re only beginning to see the potential for innovation it can bring to fields such as climate, health, agriculture and mobility (to name just a few).

  • Open Source ensures code remains a part of culture

    Open Source ensures code remains a part of culture

    Software is a cultural artifact, a proxy for the law in the lives of every citizen, a tool for control and for freedom depending on the hand that wields it.  It is imperative that all software is open for scrutiny and preserved for posterity.

  • Why advocacy and outreach matter

    Why advocacy and outreach matter

    At OSI we’ve stepped up our advocacy and outreach program to educate the wider community. We just wrapped up the first License Clinic for lawyers and employees of US federal agencies and we’ve started planning for the next one, in Brusse

  • Salesforce: Why we sponsor OSI

    Salesforce: Why we sponsor OSI

    This month, we’re pleased to spotlight one of our sponsors, Salesforce, and learn why  Open Source is important to their organization.

  • Containers can be safer with Open Source

    Containers can be safer with Open Source

    The Open Source project SlimToolkit addresses one of the most critical issues in the cloud-native ecosystem today: container security.