Tux Machines

SFC Comments on Openwashing (by Microsoft OSI) and Copyrights

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 01, 2024

Openwashing

Software Freedom Conservancy ☛ Open Source Hey Hi (AI) Definition Erodes the Meaning of “Open Source” [Ed: openwashing for Microsoft

This week, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) made their new Open Source Artificial Intelligence Definition (OSAID) official with its 1.0 release. With this announcement, we have reached the moment that software freedom advocates have feared for decades: the definition of “open source” — with which OSI was entrusted — now differs in significant ways from the views of most software freedom advocates.

There has been substantial acrimony during the drafting process of OSAID, and this blog post does not summarize all the community complaints about the OSAID and its drafting process. Other bloggers and the press have covered those.

Copyrights

Software Freedom Conservancy ☛ Success in the DMCA triennial

Software Freedom Conservancy is proud to announce its successful work in the latest triennial DMCA exemption process to stand up for the rights of FOSS developers. This week, the Copyright Office granted all of the exemptions we requested, according to the final rule Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies.