Editing Open Source Initiative (section)

{{short description|Non-profit organization promoting open-source software}}
{{Infobox organization
| logo = Open Source Initiative.svg
| logo_size=150px
| logo_alt = large green "C" rotated 90 degrees clockwise to form a sort of key hole marked with small circled "R" indicating a registered trademark and the words "open source" beneath
| caption = Trademarked OSI "keyhole" logo
| formation = {{start date and age|paren=yes|1998|02|08}}
| type = [[Standards organization]]<ref name="b733">{{cite book | last1=Gardler | first1=Ross | last2=Walli | first2=Stephen R | title=Open Source Law, Policy and Practice | chapter=Evolving Perspective on Community and Governance | publisher=Oxford University Press | date=2022 | isbn=978-0-19-886234-5 | doi=10.1093/oso/9780198862345.003.0002 | pages=47–48, 52}}</ref>
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| leader_title = Executive Director
| leader_name = Stefano Maffulli (September 2021 – present)
| key_people = 
| budget = {{US$|link=yes}}209,500 (2019)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web | url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=912037395 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20190512053355/https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=912037395 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2019-05-12 |title = Charity Navigator - Unrated Profile for Open Source Initiative}}</ref>
| income = {{US$|link=yes}}209,500 (2019)<ref name="auto"/>
| name = Open Source Initiative
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| size = 
| location = [[California]], U.S.<ref name="auto"/>
| membership = 
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| area_served = Worldwide
| website = {{URL|http://opensource.org/}}
}}
The '''Open Source Initiative''' ('''OSI''') is a California public benefit corporation "actively involved in Open Source community-building, education, and public advocacy to promote awareness and the importance of non-proprietary software".<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Open Source Initiative |url=https://opensource.org/about |website=Open Source Initiative |access-date=24 November 2024}}</ref>