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-description: "Our mission:\r\nThe Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation\
- \ with global scope formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open\
- \ source and to build bridges among different constituencies in the open source\
- \ community.\r\n\r\nOpen source enables a development method for software that harnesses\
- \ the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise\
- \ of open source is higher quality, better reliability, greater flexibility, lower\
- \ cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.\r\n\r\nOne of our most important\
- \ activities is as a standards body, maintaining the Open Source Definition for\
- \ the good of the community. The Open Source Initiative Approved License trademark\
- \ and program creates a nexus of trust around which developers, users, corporations\
- \ and governments can organize open source cooperation."
-layout: stand
-logo: stands/open_source_initiative/logo.png
-new_this_year: "Our goals for the upcoming year: \r\n\r\n* Create more opportunities\
- \ for people to make their voices heard and get involved with the process, by convening\
- \ Working Groups and Advisory Boards to work in concert with our Committees.\r\n\
- * Develop a communications plan and capabilities in order to be responsive to community\
- \ developments, as well as lead and facilitate emerging conversations.\r\n* Invest\
- \ in an updated Code of Conduct and moderation tools.\r\n* Continue investing in\
- \ documentation in service of transparency.\r\n* Continue targeted recruitment in\
- \ service of representation.\r\n* Bring more organizations in to our Affiliate Program.\r\
- \n* Hire an Executive Director to lead the OSI. \r\n* Hire additional staff to support\
- \ the ED."
-showcase: "The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a non-profit corporation with global\
- \ scope formed to educate about and advocate for the benefits of open source and\
- \ to build bridges among different constituencies in the open source community.\
- \ We always want to hear from the community!\r\n\r\nWe're particularly looking forward\
- \ to talking with people about what they think open source needs in the next year.\
- \ We're also excited to talk with folks about our plans to grow our organization,\
- \ especially ensuring that the conversations around open source community building\
- \ are truly global in scope. \r\n\r\nThis year is a big growth year for us. We are\
- \ looking at new ways to connect, new ways to support open source and new strategies\
- \ for including more people in the global open source community. We'd love to hear\
- \ what you've been thinking about and what conversations you'd like to see the Open\
- \ Source Initiative working to convene."
-themes:
-- Community advocacy
-title: Open Source Initiative
-website: https://opensource.org/
-show_on_overview: true
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