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The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is an organization dedicated to promoting open-source software. The organization was founded in February 1998 by Bruce Perens and Eric S. Raymond, part of a group inspired by the Netscape Communications Corporation publishing the source code for its flagship Netscape Communicator product. Later, in August 1998, the organization added a board of directors. Raymond was president from its founding until February 2005, followed briefly by Russ Nelson and then Michael Tiemann. In May 2012, the new board elected Simon Phipps as president〔(【引用サイトリンク】 OSI Board Elects New Officers )〕 and in May 2015 Allison Randal was elected as president when Phipps stepped down in preparation for the 2016 end of his Board term. ==History== As a campaign of sorts, "open source" was launched in 1998 by Jon "maddog" Hall, Larry Augustin, Eric S. Raymond, Bruce Perens, and others.〔(History of the OSI )〕〔(A Look Back at 10 Years of OSI )〕 The group adopted the Open Source Definition for open-source software, based on the Debian Free Software Guidelines. They also established the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as a steward organization for the movement. However, they were unsuccessful in their attempt to secure a trademark for 'open source' to control the use of the term.〔http://www.opensource.org/pressreleases/certified-open-source.php Announcement of losing 'open source' trademark〕 In 2008, in an apparent effort to reform governance of the organization, the OSI Board invited 50 individuals to join a "Charter Members" group; by 26 July 2008, 42 of the original invitees had accepted the invitations. The full membership of the Charter Members has never been publicly revealed, and the Charter Members group communicated by way of a closed-subscription mailing list, "osi-discuss", with non-public archives.〔(OSI Charter Member Discuss List )〕 Public information indicates that the group included Bradley M. Kuhn, Karl Fogel, Jim Blandy, Chamindra da Silva, Lawrence Rosen, and David Ascher.〔(OSI Board Meeting Minutes, Saturday, July 26, 2008 )〕〔(OPEN 2011 Profile of the Speakers )〕〔(RE: [osi-discuss] A question for themembershipaboutlicenserecommendation )〕 Then-OSI Board member Danese Cooper was the principal moderator of osi-discuss. Kuhn later recollected that the Charter Membership was a "brouhaha (bordering on a flame fest)" and took no action. In 2009, the OSI was temporarily suspended from operation as a California corporation, apparently in response to a complaint concerning tax paperwork from earlier years. Its current status is "Active".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Use Search Type=Corporation Name and search for "Open Source Initiative" )〕 In 2012, under the leadership of OSI director and then-president Simon Phipps, the OSI began transitioning towards a membership-based governance structure. The OSI initiated an Affiliate Membership program for "government-recognized non-profit charitable and not-for-profit industry associations and academic institutions anywhere in the world". Subsequently, the OSI announced an Individual Membership program and listed a number of Corporate Sponsors.〔(OSI Corporate Sponsors )〕 On November 8, 2013, OSI appointed Patrick Masson as its General Manager. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Open Source Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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