Open Source Initiative

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OSI
Pronunciation
/ˈoʊpən sɔrs ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
Category
Computing
Related Field
General

Examples in Context

  1. EPF is an open source initiative providing an authoring, configuring, and deployment platform for software best practices.
  2. The open source initiative has proven that free software is not necessarily low-quality software.
  3. Many consider the Microsoft Permissive License to adhere closest to the ideals maintained by the OSI and some even speculate Microsoft will soon submit the license to the approval process.
  4. Bruce Perens, co-founder of the Open Source Initiative(OSI), discussed some of the hurdles open hardware faces, similar to those the early free-software movement faced.
  5. The Open Source Initiative(OSI) Association ( OSIA ) was also discussed in this part.

Other meanings of OSI

Open Systems Interconnection Academic
Optimal System Integration Computing
Orchestra Of Strategic Influence Academic
Origin Systems, Incorporated Business
Operating System Intelligence Business
Open System Interface Computing
Ordinary Stuffed Isotopes Academic
Oil Stability Index Misc
Office Of Scientific Information Misc
Open System Inter Misc