The COSM Project at Public Software congratulates the OASIS Open OpenDocument TC on ODF 1.3 reaching Committee Specification. Let the implementations commence! publicsoftware.eu/members/cosm-p…

Independently organised events involving free and open source software taking place in the days around FOSDEM fosdem.org/2020/fringe/

Upcoming 2020 OSI Election Schedule Jan 27: Last day to join OSI in order to run in the board election Feb 3: Nominations open Feb 28: Nominations close Mar 2: Elections open Mar 13: Elections close Mar 20: New Board Directors seated More: opensource.org/elections

An approach to IP once seen as radical is now mainstream, yet open source feels so tenuous sometimes. It's clear: open source needs a bolder, more responsive, and representative OSI. Charting a course for 2020 and beyond, by OSI President Jos5ua. opensource.org/node/1068

Hear about OSI's Journey on FLOSS Weekly youtube.com/watch?v=q2iV7M… meshedinsights.com/2020/06/14/osi…

NEWS: Open Source Initiative @[email protected] announces their first-ever global event, The State of the Source. OSI invites #opensource communities of practice from around the world to organize and contribute to a global conversation on the current state of open source software. opensource.org/StateOfTheSour…

Open Letter to Apache OpenOffice: Today marks 20 years since the source code to OpenOffice was released. And today we say, LibreOffice is clearly the future of the suite (see the timeline). Let's all get behind it, for the benefit of all users: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/10/1… Apache - The ASF

The Open Source team on kiva.org has so far helped 629 people fund entrepreneurial activity that lets them and not foreign companies or governments change their and their community's lives. Join us as we change the world $25 at a time! kiva.org/i/r1R5k8WVYEd #ChristmasGifts

The new White House web site is live at whitehouse.gov Yes, built with open source. And there's a message from U.S. DOGE Service : "<!-- If you're reading this, we need your help building back better. usds.gov/apply -->"

You're e-mailing a document that most people will just read, but you know one or two will want the editable version. Did you know you can send a PDF that has the source document embedded within? meshedinsights.com/2021/02/18/sch…

Tender to implement automated ODF (OpenDocument Format) filter regression testing: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2021/06/0…

Congratulations to the ODF TC at OASIS Open whose work on ODF 1.3 has now been published as a standard. oasis-open.org/2021/06/16/ope… They have a secret power though... (1/3)

Uniquely among de jure standards, the ODF TC at OASIS benefits from a crowdfunded professional editor to convert the great work of the community of contributors into an international standard. That fund is hosted by us at COSM. publicsoftware.eu/members/cosm-p… (2/3)

Open source projects and companies with an interest in the next release, ODF 1.4, are encouraged to contact us now to help fund the editing work. Matching funds are available again from Document Foundation publicsoftware.eu/about/organisa… (3/3)

A group of European #OpenSource non-profits has launched the #OSPO Alliance today, hosted at OSPO.Zone to promote excellence in OSPOs Read the press release: newsroom.eclipse.org/news/announcem… Read the position paper: ospo.zone/position-paper/ Sign up: ospo.zone/docs/statement…

The COSM project is once again in full swing, crowdfunding the next revision of the OpenDocument standard, v1.4. Would your company be willing to contribute? Get in touch! publicsoftware.eu/members/cosm-p…

We can confirm that there will be no OggCamp - @[email protected] in 2022 but we have received a proposal to arrange an edition in 2023 so stay tuned! If you would like to make a donation to cover the (small) ongoing costs for the two years the event has not run please visit publicsoftware.eu

Over 1 million people have joined Mastodon since October 27. Between that and those who returned to their old accounts, the number of active users has risen to over 1.6 million today, which, for context, is over 3 times what it was just about two weeks ago!

Finally got the COSM project off PayPal for donations! If you want to support the evolution of the Open Document Format (ODF) standard, consider donating. Details: publicsoftware.eu/members/cosm-p… Donations: donate.publicsoftware.uk #Standards #ODF