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New life for the Open Source Initiative

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ZDNet; By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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Portland, OR: There was a time that everyone in the Linux and open-source world knew about the Open Source Initiative (OSI). It was, and still is, the group which manages the Open Source Definition. This is the core open-source defining document for developers, governments, and businesses. All the other open-source licensees—Apache, BSD, GPL—all some of their legitimately to the OSI. In recent years, though, the OSI has laid fallow. Now, it wants to change that and once more become a vital part of the open-source community.

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Maybe this is the beginning of a new, improved relevant OSI. Maybe not. I read their "Join" page and their explanation of why I should send them my hard earned dollars. What I read was really nebulous and didn't express a clear direction. If they get money then they can reorganize in one way or another into something more effective. Great. Show me how you plan on doing that and then I'll consider sending money, not before.

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