February 2020 License-Review Summary
In February, the License-Review mailing list discussed the Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 4), its resolution, and the resolution of the Mulan PSL V2.
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In February, the License-Review mailing list discussed the Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 4), its resolution, and the resolution of the Mulan PSL V2.
Charting a Course for 2020 and Beyond
This is an interesting time for open source. An approach to intellectual property that was once seen as radical is now mainstream. In 2011, 13 years after “open source” was…
In January, the License-Review mailing list discussed the Mulan PSL V2, the Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 4), the resolution of the Vaccine License, the BSD-1-Clause [Legacy], and the resolution of the CasperLabs Open Source License (COSL).
In January, the License-Discuss mailing list discussed Dual Licensing, copyrights on APIs, the decision process regarding license review submissions, AGPL evaluation and real world license testing, and the ZFS kernel code on Linux.
Committing to Community throughout the COVID-19 Crisis
Each year the Open Source Initiative relies on the dedicated contributions of individual open source developers and advocates, OSI members, and corporate sponsors. This year, with the global pandemic now affecting so many communities, funding priorities have rightly changed: new initiatives that need dedicated support have emerged, yet many fundamental organizations still need continued support to deliver core services.
In December, the License-Review mailing list went over the ESA Permissive PL v2.3, the Mulan Permissive Software License v1 and v2, the LGPL-2+-KDE (Legacy), the Cryptographic Autonomy License (Beta 4), the CasperLabs Open Source License (COSL), the BSD-1-Clause (Legacy), and the MIT-0 license.
In December, the License-Discuss mailing list discusseed the relevance of FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) in the context of mobile communication standards, and combining LGPL and MIT licenses under a single LGPL-licensed release.
Using Open Source Tools To Fight COVID-19
A guest blog post from The Open Source Center at the Digital Impact Alliance (OSC at DIAL) and OSI Affiliate, ClearlyDefined.
As we all adjust to living with the new realities that COVID-19 has brought, we are reminded how fragile our world can be. However, many open source tools and technologies have been developed that are being used to fight this crisis around the world.
Your Course to Open Source
We’re adding to our fully-online Open Source Technology Management courses to provide those pursuing a career around open source software even more options. In addition to our fully accredited, credit-barring courses offered through Brandeis University, we’ve developed six new “micro-courses.” Taking just four weeks and guided by high-profile leaders in the open source community, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the latest trends and techniques driving open source projects and companies. Case studies highlight real-world scenarios and solutions impacting the creation and delivery of open source software across industries. Group projects provide virtual teams direct experience in the highly collaborative, iterative, and innovative world of open source communities of practice.
And of course, just like our traditional courses, OSI members receive a 15% discount off the cost of our new micro-courses.
2020 OSI Election Results
Congratulations to Megan Byrd-Sanicki and Josh Simmons who were both elected to the OSI board’s two individual member seats, and to Italo Vignoli, nominated by Associazione LibreItalia, who was elected to the one open affiliate member seat. The newly elected Directors will take their seats on the Board, March 20, 2020,
Job Opening: Principal Software Engineer for ClearlyDefined
We are excited to announce the growing OSI Incubator Project, ClearlyDefined is now seeking a Principal Software Engineer.
Would you like to work with companies developing open source software and the broader open source community? Are you interested in open source compliance? Does a job working as, part technical architect, part community manager, and part evangelist sound interesting and rewarding?
Open source is bigger and more diverse than ever before. With that success comes challenges, some new and some old, but all of them on a larger scale than ever…
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