Celebrating 5 years at the Open Source Initiative: a journey of growth, challenges, and community engagement

Celebrating 5 years at the Open Source Initiative: a journey of growth, challenges, and community engagement

Favorite Reaching the five-year mark at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been a huge privilege. It’s been a whirlwind of progress, personal growth, and community engagement—filled with highs, great challenges, and plenty of Open Source celebrations. As I reflect on this milestone, it’s impossible not to feel both gratitude and excitement for what lies…

The Open Source Initiative Supports the Open Source Pledge

Favorite As businesses rely more heavily on Open Source software (OSS), the strain on maintainers to provide timely updates and security patches continues to grow – often without fair compensation for their crucial work. Recent high-profile security incidents like XZ and Log4Shell have put a spotlight on the security challenges developers face against a backdrop…

OSI at PyCon US: engaging with AI practitioners and developers as we reach OSAID’s first release candidate

OSI at PyCon US: engaging with AI practitioners and developers as we reach OSAID’s first release candidate

Favorite As part of the Open Source AI Definition roadshow and as we approach the first release candidate of the draft, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) participated at PyCon US 2024, the annual gathering of the Python community. This opportunity was important because PyCon US brings together AI practitioners and developers alike, and having their…