A community of educators and practitioners
involving students in open source
Announcing a POSSE Workshop November 13-15, Santa Clara, CA.
This POSSE is full, so applications have closed.
Happenings in our Community
- I am looking forward to the SIGCSE Affiliated event on HFOSS Education. COVID set back many academic communities for a couple of years as we focused on both caring for and educating students in cha...
- — Heidi Ellis 2025-02-20 16:54:17
Podcast on Mentoring in Open Source
- A week or so ago I had the opportunity to connect with my good friend Emily Lovell who is an OSPO Incubator Fellow at UC Santa Cruz and talk about Mentoring in Open Source. The podcast was led by J...
- — Heidi Ellis 2024-06-30 23:48:03
LLM Backed Generative AI Recommendations
Today, Software Freedom Conservancy publishes Recommendations When Using LLM-backed Generative AI systems for FOSS Contributions. SFC's Copyleft and Software Right to Repair...
- 2026-06-18 15:37:20
Comprehensive Response to Bambu's AGPLv3 Violations
Software Freedom Conservancy (“SFC”) announces a new initiative regarding the software right to repair for users and consumers of 3D printers manufactured by Bambu Lab....
- 2026-05-18 20:28:46
UN Open Source Week, AI Fellowship, and 2025 Annual Report
- Members Newsletter – July 2026: Two weeks ago, I was joined by several staff and board members at UN Open Source Week. It’s remarkable to think about how this event has evolved to become one of the...
- — Nick Vidal 2026-07-08 16:06:12
Open Source AI Fellowship Announced at UN Open Source Week
- The OSI is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Source AI Fellowship at UN Open Source Week.
- — OSI Policy Team 2026-06-23 15:21:44
