Open Source Definition

FAQ

General

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What infrastructure is available?

We’re working on feature parity with the infrastructure that’s been in place for some time:

Rather than using SaaS services, we’re self-hosting with FOSS-friendly providers.

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What is the content license?

Content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY).

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Who is providing the infrastructure itself?

Another Debian Developer (the OSD was written and OSI founded by Debian Developers) and infrastructure builder (ex-Google & Equinix), Sam Johnston, as part of volunteer work for the Kwaai Open Source AI Lab on the Personal Artificial Intelligence Operating System (pAI-OS).

It has been made possible with the active assistance of many community members and is open to everyone.

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What is the purpose of this platform?

To provide a “safe pair of hands” for hosting the Open Source Definition (OSD) and related artefacts to prevent it being modified or forked without the community’s explicit consent, as well as an inclusive, uncensored venue where the community can reconvene.

While offered indefinitely, this is intended to be a temporary arrangement while the community determines its own future via some to-be-determined process (e.g., rough consensus).

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Is this a fork?

No, it’s a backup.

A fork would be releasing an updated or conflicting definition without the clear consensus of the community.

A new release may not even be achievable at this point in time, being comparable to a constitutional amendment, in which case stability is the default and safest option.