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The next Professors' Open Source Software Experience (POSSE) workshop is still being planned. It will be in late 2026 or early 2027.
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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
TOS Holds a Sprint to Develop FOSS Courses
- A team of faculty involved with TeachingOpenSource (TOS) are working on four Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) courses that will be available under a Creative Commons license.
- — Greg Hislop 2018-06-29 17:05:26
Some Tech Firm Perspectives on Hiring
- I recently attended a meeting with local tech companies to discuss the talent pipeline in this region, how they were approaching hiring, and what they saw as needs and opportunities . There were a...
- — Greg Hislop 2017-12-29 16:53:59
- 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
