Open Source Initiative Blog

1. Hacktoberfest and the OSI: Growing Open Source adoption

   October is here, which means it’s time for Hacktoberfest, the annual celebration of Open Source contributions hosted by DigitalOcean and friends. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is proud to be once again a community partner of Hacktoberfest this year, helping to amplify participation and welcome new contributors to the Open Source movement.

2. OSI charts next phase for the organization with executive director search

   The Open Source Initiative (OSI) will begin searching for a new executive director as Stefano Maffulli departs in October to focus on Open Source AI and data governance.

3. Keep changing: How Open Source has to continually evolve

   Wrapping up 4-year term as OSI executive director.

4. Report from OSS EU 2025 and AI_dev: What’s next for OSAID

   At this year’s Open Source Summit EU (OSS EU 2025) and AI_dev EU 2025, Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director of OSI, and Jordan Maris, OSI’s EU Policy Analyst, presented a summary of 10 months since the release of the Open Source AI Definition v1.0.

5. Deep Dive: Data Governance brings world-class experts together

   The schedule for the Deep Dive: Data Governance virtual conference is now live. Taking place October 1–3, this premier three-day event will bring together industry leaders and world-class experts to explore the latest advancements in Data Governance and Open Source AI.