Standards and the presumption of conformity
Access to the law includes access to the harmonized standards it predicates. But is it right that those standards can include royalty-due patents (SEPs)?
OSI opinion
Official positions of the organization. Only staff and board can publishes these and they’re vetted before publication.
How we passed the AI conundrums
Some people believe that full unfettered access to all training data is paramount. This group argues that anything less than all the data would compromise the Open Source principles, forever…
Is “Open Source” ever hyphenated?
“Open source” (no hyphen) is a lexicalized compound noun which is no longer transparent with respect to its meaning (i.e., open source is not just about being source-viewable, but also about defining user freedoms) which can then be further compounded (with for example “open source license”)
The European regulators listened to the Open Source communities!
Open Source communities defended developers and foundations against risks posed by the CRA to Open Source development, and their voices were heard. Workshops being offered at FOSDEM offer a chance for others to participate moving forward.
Diverse Open Source uses highlight need for precision in Cyber Resilience Act
The final legislative phase of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is starting and the drafts still have issues arising from framing by the Commission or Parliament. Read OSI’s recommendations to frame the trialogue.
Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not Open Source
Meta is lowering barriers for access to powerful AI systems, but unfortunately, Meta has created the misunderstanding that LLaMa 2 is “open source” – it is not.
OSI’s comments to US Patent and Trademark Office
OSI submitted its comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office to defend Open Source from patent trolls.
Regulatory language cannot be the same for all software
In reviewing the language and concepts being used in the various draft bills and directives circulating in Brussels at present, it is clear that the experts crafting the language are using their understanding of proprietary software to build the protections they clearly intend for Open Source.
Why open video is vital for Open Source
The news that the European Commission’s competition directorate (DG COMP) has decided not to conduct a full antitrust investigation into the Alliance for Open Media’s (AOM) licensing policy is to be welcomed.
Another issue with the Cyber Resilience Act: European standards bodies are inaccessible to Open Source projects
Europe’s standards bodies have no functional relationships with Open Source charities and do not consult them.
The Cyber Resilience Act introduces uncertainty and risk leaving Open Source projects confused
What might happen if the uncertainty persists around who is held responsible under the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)? The global Open Source community is averse to legal risks and generally lacks access to counsel, so it’s very possible offers of source code will simply be withdrawn rather than seeking to resolve the uncertainty.
The importance of Open Source AI and the challenges of liberating data
A post is taken from a speech given remotely at LLW 2023 by OSI Executive director Stefano Maffulli.