As the world face geopolitical uncertainty and increasingly frequent cyber attacks, in particular state-backed attacks, fostering stronger cybersecurity has never been more important. 

Keeping Europe safe and advancing Open Source: OSI provides feedback to the EU Cybersecurity Act – Open Source Initiative

Bill Gates met Linus Torvalds for the first time. One built an empire by selling software. The other built a revolution by giving it away.

The OSI is proud to stand with the “End of 10” campaign—a community-driven effort to turn the looming end of Windows 10 support into an opportunity for freedom, sustainability, and digital empowerment.

End of 10: The Open Source alternative to forced obsolescence – Open Source Initiative

For AI to be truly Open Source, it must uphold the same principles that have defined Open Source software for over two decades. There is no “80% open” or “open enough.” The freedom to use, study, modify, and share isn’t negotiable. It’s either there, or it isn’t. https://opensource.org/blog/there-are-no-degrees-of-open-why-openness-is-binary #OpenSource

There is a need to develop signals that provide broader information than just licensing, which today is captured in terms of service, contracts or public licenses.

Data Governance in Open Source AI – Open Source Initiative

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"I heard Llama mentioned in the context of #OpenSource AI and that's appalling because Llama is not an #OpenSource anything. Llama’s terms of use contain restrictions that are so clearly in violation of the basic principles of #OpenSource that we don’t need to even think that because it’s an AI it requires special treatment. Join us: Tell Zuckerberg and Yann LeCunn publicly that Lama is not open source, it violates the Open Source Definition. LLama is not Open Source. Stop lying,” @ed #SWH2025

Opensource.net is open to receiving new proposals from the community in 2025. Learn about the topic articles published in 2024 on this platform designed to foster knowledge sharing:

Top articles at OpenSource.net in 2024 – Open Source Initiative

For AI to truly be open, developers need access to the same tools and data as the original creators.

Open Data and Open Source AI: Charting a course to get more of both – Open Source Initiative

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Open Data and Open Source AI: Charting a course to get more of both

Open Data and Open Source AI: Charting a course to get more of both – Open Source Initiative

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If ScanCode was able to identify a specific non-SPDX license, the current “NOASSERTION” or “OTHER” license will be replaced with the newly identified specific non-SPDX license in the form of a ScanCode LicenseRef.

ClearlyDefined v2.0 adds support for LicenseRefs – Open Source Initiative

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