Mailing Lists

As a distributed organization, the Open Source Initiative uses mailing lists as virtual committees. These are where larger Open Source community works with the OSI's Board of Directors in fulfilling our mission to "educate and advocate" for Open Source.

Public Lists

The following mailing lists are open to anyone who cares about the world of Open Source, as long as you respect the charters and observe our Code of Conduct.

License Review

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Moderator: Russ Nelson, License Committee Chair

Charter: Reviewing submitted licenses for OSD Compliance and Proliferation concerns (as described in the Approval Process), in order to provide community recommendations to the OSI Board.

License Discuss

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Moderator: Ernest Prabhakar, OSI Board Observer

Charter: Discuss and answer important questions about Open Source licensing, in order to collect community wisdom for the FAQ.

OSI Issues

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Moderator: Michael Tiemann, OSI President

Charter: General discussion of issues relevant to the OSI's mission that are not covered by an existing mailing list. Discussions should be focused on either:

Identifying a new issue for the OSI Issues Database
Proposing and/or implementing a solution to an existing issue.
Creating or updating the charter for another mailing list/committee

Membership Discuss

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Moderator: Ken Coar, OSI Board Member

Charter: Help the OSI become a world-wide, membership-based organization. The basic idea is allowing individuals and/or organizations to associate with the Open Source Initiative for a nominal fee (adjusted for local purchasing power). We still need to define the exact criteria, rights, and responsibilities of members, which could potentially include: