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Case study: enhancing SBOMs with cdsbom at the Linux Foundation A Linux Foundation case study on using cdsbom to enhance SPDX SBOMs with license data from ClearlyDefined for better compliance and transparency.

A Linux Foundation case study on using cdsbom to enhance SPDX SBOMs with license data from ClearlyDefined for better compliance and transparency. https://opensource.org/blog/case-study-enhancing-sboms-with-cdsbom-at-the-linux-foundation

LinuxFr.org rejoint l’Open Source Initiative - LinuxFr.org LinuxFr.org rejoint l’Open Source Initiative

LinuxFr.org rejoint l'Open Source Initiative: À une époque où l'Open Source est confrontée à des défis quotidiens, ce partenariat est essentiel pour mettre en avant des valeurs communes. https://linuxfr.org/news/linuxfr-org-rejoint-l-open-source-initiative

Keeping Europe safe and advancing Open Source: OSI provides feedback to the EU Cybersecurity Act The EU seeks to revise ENISA’s mandate by updating the Cybersecurity Act. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has provided feedback on what changes can be made to keep Europe safer and advance Open Source.

The EU seeks to revise ENISA’s mandate by updating the Cybersecurity Act. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has provided feedback on what changes can be made to keep Europe safer and advance Open Source.

End of 10: The Open Source alternative to forced obsolescence 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.

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https://opensource.org/blog/end-of-10-the-open-source-alternative-to-forced-obsolescence

osilic An utility for listing & searching Open Source Initiative licenses via their public API

osilic is a Python package and command-line tool for listing, searching, and viewing details of OSI Approved Licenses®. It makes use of the new API service from the Open Source Initiative. https://pypi.org/project/osilic/

Building digital public goods: Reflections from UN Open Source Week 2025 The UN’s Open Source Week in NYC brought people together from around the world to discuss the promise of Open Source and how it can be leveraged to build sustainable digital public goods and infrastructure. The week included side events focused on openness and AI and two full days at the UN dedicated to Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) and Digital Public Infrastructure.

At UN Open Source Week, Sayeed Choudhury spoke about Open Forum for AI (OFAI) and the importance of openness as a design principle for infrastructure, including the development of AI. https://opensource.org/blog/building-digital-public-goods-reflections-from-un-open-source-week-2025

Thank you to all the authors who shared a proposal for Deep Dive: Data Governance! We received 50 high-quality submissions. Your insights and expertise are truly impressive. https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf

Building digital public goods: Reflections from UN Open Source Week 2025 The UN’s Open Source Week in NYC brought people together from around the world to discuss the promise of Open Source and how it can be leveraged to build sustainable digital public goods and infrastructure. The week included side events focused on openness and AI and two full days at the UN dedicated to Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) and Digital Public Infrastructure.

At UN Open Source Week, OSI had the pleasure of meeting the Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies at the UN, Amandeep Singh Gill, to talk about Open Source AI.

Building digital public goods: Reflections from UN Open Source Week 2025 The UN’s Open Source Week in NYC brought people together from around the world to discuss the promise of Open Source and how it can be leveraged to build sustainable digital public goods and infrastructure. The week included side events focused on openness and AI and two full days at the UN dedicated to Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) and Digital Public Infrastructure.

At UN Open Source Week, OSI joined our partners at the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) for a side event on “Advancing Open Source AI for the Public Good.” https://opensource.org/blog/building-digital-public-goods-reflections-from-un-open-source-week-2025

Building digital public goods: Reflections from UN Open Source Week 2025 The UN’s Open Source Week in NYC brought people together from around the world to discuss the promise of Open Source and how it can be leveraged to build sustainable digital public goods and infrastructure. The week included side events focused on openness and AI and two full days at the UN dedicated to Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) and Digital Public Infrastructure.

The UN’s Open Source Week in NYC included side events focused on openness and AI and two full days at the UN dedicated to Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) and Digital Public Infrastructure. https://opensource.org/blog/building-digital-public-goods-reflections-from-un-open-source-week-2025

Building digital public goods: Reflections from UN Open Source Week 2025 The UN’s Open Source Week in NYC brought people together from around the world to discuss the promise of Open Source and how it can be leveraged to build sustainable digital public goods and infrastructure. The week included side events focused on openness and AI and two full days at the UN dedicated to Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) and Digital Public Infrastructure.

UN’s Open Source Week in NYC brought people together from around the world to discuss the promise of Open Source and how it can be leveraged to build sustainable digital public goods and infrastructure.

LinuxFr.org joins the OSI: strengthening the francophone community We welcome LinuxFr.org as an OSI Affiliate and look forward to collaborating with them to support our shared commitment to Open Source. Their participation strengthens our international network and underscores the importance of nurturing Open Source cultures in all languages and regions.

Founded in 1998, the same year as the Open Source Initiative, LinuxFr.org is one of the most influential Francophone websites dedicated to Open Source software. https://opensource.org/blog/linuxfr-org-joins-the-osi-strengthening-the-francophone-community

Building MCP servers the easy way with Apache OpenServerless - OpenSource.net Follow these steps for building an MCP-compliant server using Apache OpenServerless and a custom MCP plugin.

Building MCP servers the easy way with Apache OpenServerless https://opensource.net/building-mcp-servers-with-apache-openserverless/

LinuxFr.org joins the OSI: strengthening the francophone community We welcome LinuxFr.org as an OSI Affiliate and look forward to collaborating with them to support our shared commitment to Open Source. Their participation strengthens our international network and underscores the importance of nurturing Open Source cultures in all languages and regions.

At a time when global collaboration is more important than ever, platforms like LinuxFr.org help bridge cultural and linguistic gaps in the Open Source ecosystem. https://opensource.org/blog/linuxfr-org-joins-the-osi-strengthening-the-francophone-community

Keeping Europe safe and advancing Open Source: OSI provides feedback to the EU Cybersecurity Act The EU seeks to revise ENISA’s mandate by updating the Cybersecurity Act. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has provided feedback on what changes can be made to keep Europe safer and advance Open Source.

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 EU seeks to revise ENISA’s mandate by updating the Cybersecurity Act. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has provided feedback on what changes can be made to keep Europe safer and advance Open Source.

EU seeks to revise ENISA’s mandate by updating the Cybersecurity Act. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has provided feedback on what changes can be made to keep Europe safer and advance Open Source.

Orchestrating AI in clinical settings with jBPM - OpenSource.net jBPM orchestrates external AI, specifically for integrating AI-powered features into clinical settings like stroke prediction with OpenEMR.

Final part of our series on #jBPM and #AI: This time, we dive into integrating AI-powered features in a clinical setting, demonstrating stroke prediction with OpenEMR. https://opensource.net/orchestrating-ai-in-clinical-settings-with-jbpm/

LinuxFr.org joins the OSI: strengthening the francophone community We welcome LinuxFr.org as an OSI Affiliate and look forward to collaborating with them to support our shared commitment to Open Source. Their participation strengthens our international network and underscores the importance of nurturing Open Source cultures in all languages and regions.

LinuxFr.org joins the OSI: strengthening the francophone community https://opensource.org/blog/linuxfr-org-joins-the-osi-strengthening-the-francophone-community

LinuxFr.org joins the OSI: strengthening the francophone community We welcome LinuxFr.org as an OSI Affiliate and look forward to collaborating with them to support our shared commitment to Open Source. Their participation strengthens our international network and underscores the importance of nurturing Open Source cultures in all languages and regions.

This marks an important step in deepening our engagement with francophone Open Source communities and highlighting the grassroots efforts that have long supported open collaboration around the world. https://opensource.org/blog/linuxfr-org-joins-the-osi-strengthening-the-francophone-community

LinuxFr.org joins the OSI: strengthening the francophone community We welcome LinuxFr.org as an OSI Affiliate and look forward to collaborating with them to support our shared commitment to Open Source. Their participation strengthens our international network and underscores the importance of nurturing Open Source cultures in all languages and regions.

“After countless birthday celebrations alongside the Open Source Initiative, LinuxFr.org is proud to now join forces as an Affiliate organization. https://opensource.org/blog/linuxfr-org-joins-the-osi-strengthening-the-francophone-community

Introducing the new API for OSI Approved Licenses® The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is excited to announce the availability of a new API service providing access to the canonical list of OSI Approved Licenses®. This service is fully public and free to use.

Introducing the new API for OSI Approved Licenses. This API is served directly from our website and reflects the official source of truth for OSI license data: https://opensource.org/blog/introducing-the-new-api-for-osi-approved-licenses

OSI at the Open Source Founders Summit: supporting entrepreneurs to build a business with Open Source Open Source Founders Summit (#05F525), held May 19–20 in Paris, brought together a vibrant community of Open Source entrepreneurs, builders, and advocates for two days of deep, engaging conversations about what it takes to create sustainable, successful Open Source companies.

We’re grateful to the Open Source Founders Summit team for creating such an energizing and focused event, and we look forward to continuing these important conversations in the months to come.

Introducing the new API for OSI Approved Licenses® The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is excited to announce the availability of a new API service providing access to the canonical list of OSI Approved Licenses®. This service is fully public and free to use.

The OSI Approved Licenses® database is a comprehensive, structured, and up-to-date database of approved licenses and their metadata. https://opensource.org/blog/introducing-the-new-api-for-osi-approved-licenses

This is the final week to send your proposal for Deep Dive: Data Governance, OSI's 3-day conference that explores the role of data governance in Open Source, AI, and the future of digital infrastructure. https://opensource.org/datagovernanceconf

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.

A Token of Appreciation for Sustaining Donors 💞 Privacy and free expression are hallmarks of freedom and necessities for true democracy. For EFF's 35th anniversary, we're thanking you for defending our rights online.

It's EFF's 35th Anniversary and, with your help, we're here to stay. Set up a recurring donation and we'll send you our limited-edition EFF35 challenge coin as a token of thanks!

Open Source and the future of European AI sovereignty: Insights from Vivatech 2025 The Vivatech panel made one thing clear: Open Source AI isn’t just a matter of sharing code—it’s about power, trust, and sovereignty. France and Europe must double down on the principles that foster permissionless innovation and embrace European culture and values.

Open Source is not just an ideological stance; it's an economic strategy. It allows startups, researchers, and even national governments to build powerful AI systems without relying on opaque platforms.

Introducing the new API for OSI Approved Licenses® The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is excited to announce the availability of a new API service providing access to the canonical list of OSI Approved Licenses®. This service is fully public and free to use.

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is excited to announce the availability of a new API service providing access to the canonical list of OSI Approved Licenses®. https://opensource.org/blog/introducing-the-new-api-for-osi-approved-licenses

Introducing the new API for OSI Approved Licenses® The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is excited to announce the availability of a new API service providing access to the canonical list of OSI Approved Licenses®. This service is fully public and free to use.

The new API is served directly from our website and reflects the official source of truth for OSI license data. https://opensource.org/blog/introducing-the-new-api-for-osi-approved-licenses

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Join the #OpenSourceAI Landscape Fireside Chat with Stefano Mafulli and Gabriele Columbro at #LFEuropeRoadshow, 8 July in Milan! Explore the schedule: https://bit.ly/4mR8kAY