Category: Archived posts by the Board

  • Thank you, Michael Tiemann!

    The OSI recently instituted a term limit on directors (after two terms, a director must be off the board for …

  • Open Source CADNANO is unbelievably cool

    I just read this in Nature: The researchers designed the structure of the nanorobots using open-source software, called Cadnano, developed …

  • Help OSI – Complete Our Survey!

    UPDATE: Please note this survey was completed in March 2012 and the data was used to design OSI Individual Membership…

  • Live Free or Die in New Hampshire

    New Hampshire has passed a new law that is summarized as follows: This bill requires state agencies to consider open …

  • OSI Reform At FOSDEM

    In preparation for my keynote at FOSDEM, I was interviewed by the team who have just posted the interview. …

  • FLOSS Body of Knowledge

    As courses, certificates, and curricula are created, it’s valuable to bring together people who are working to develop and deliver …

  • Open Source receives official support in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

    On November 11, 2011, the government of the State of Rio de Janeiro – the second largest state in Brazil …

  • OSI and the CPTN Transaction

    This page preserves the news flow from the OSI home page at the start of 2011 concerning the purchase of …

  • Cape Verde’s Big Win

    Last week it was announced that former Cape Verde president Pedro Pires won the $5 million Mo Ibrahim prize for …

  • Shout out to Zoneminder Project

    For the first ten years of my open source life, I spent tens of thousands of hours pouring over hundreds …