Organization
Open Source Initiative
The Open Source Initiative is a US nonprofit, founded in 1998, that maintains the Open Source Definition and approves licences that comply with it.
How it connects
Who is behind it
- Open Source Definition governed by Open Source Initiative. Published and maintained by the Open Source Initiative.
Related to
- Open Source Initiative relates to Open licence. Approves licences that comply with the Open Source Definition.
- Open Source Initiative relates to Open-source software. Maintains the definition and the approved-licence list for open source.
Links
Details
Also known as: OSI
Description
It is a California public benefit corporation with 501(c)(3) status. It educates about and advocates for open source and runs the OSI Approved License programme.
Attributes
| url | https://opensource.org/ |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q845918 |
| status | active |
| governance | Nonprofit |
| since | 1998 |
| prominence | detail |
| type | Organization |
| orgKind | nonprofit |
| country | US |
| Tags | region: global, openness: open source |
Sources
- https://opensource.org/about(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13): California public benefit corporation, 501(c)(3), founded 1998; maintains the OSD; runs the OSI Approved License programme.
- https://opensource.org/licenses(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845918(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-11-13)
Last reviewed: 2026-11-13
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