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Welcome to the Open Source Software Institute
What is OSSI? The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is a non-profit (501 c 6) organization comprised of corporate, government, academic and Open Source Community representatives whose mission is to promote the development and implementation of open-source software solutions within U.S. federal, state and municipal government agencies and academic entities.
To keep up-to-date on OSSI activities, please register on the OSSI web site to access additional OSSI program information and updates as well as open source reference materials. (this is a low-volume info-update list)
Open Source Software Institute 2008 Program Overview (pdf)
OSSI Update Lists and Community Groups:
* Sign up here for the OSSI Discussion Forum/Mailing List
* Sign up here for the OpenSSL/FIPS 140 validation update list
* Join the OSSI Group on the LinkedIn professional social network system
Click here to contribute to OSSI:
OSSI is a non-profit organization that depends on YOUR support to keep our programs going. Please join or make a contribution today. Thanks.
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-- FIPS Certificate 1051 --
Open Source Software Institute announces
release of updated OpenSSL FIPS Object Module
Current FIPS Object Module based on OpenSSL Version 0.9.8
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Washington, DC – Monday 17, November, 2008 – The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) announced today the awarding of a new FIPS 140-2 validation for the OpenSSL FIPS Object Module 1.2. The official Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) validation certificate (#1051) is now posted at the NIST FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Module Validation List
(http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401val2008.htm ).
Download Press Release Here
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Fort Linux: Protecting Open Source Intellectual Property
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Third Government Open Source Essentials roundtable meeting
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Washington, DC
Open source software development is one of the greatest drivers of innovation today. Almost every home, business or government agency uses open source software applications -- from the Apache Web Server to desktop applications to embedded systems. The open source community provides a steady flow of improvements in the customer experience that are made possible by the ability to take software code that has already been written and build on it.
But what about the legal questions concerning Intellectual Property, copyright and Patents and open source? How does the Open Source Industry protect itself from countless legal protests? What are the questions and logic behind this growing technology trend?
The Third GOSE roundtable meeting will address these core issues regarding IP rights and strategies from Government and Industry perspectives.
Special guest at this meeting will be Keith Bergelt, Chief Executive Office of the Open Invention Network, an industry consortium established to defend patents and IP around the Linux Operating System.
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The OSSI GOSE roundtable meetings are hosted in an interactive, discussion forum venue and is for government and industry IT and policy decision makers who face similar concerns regarding business, policy, technical and organizational challenges of open source software adoption within U.S. Government IT systems.
Click Here to Register
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click "Read more" below for additional information and Google map to meeting
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"Open Source" -- did you mean
Software Development or Intelligence Gathering?
One meaning is the "Open Source Software Development Model" which is one of the core elements of the DoD's Open Technology Development roadmap.
Another meaning is "Open Source Intelligence Gathering." Here is a recent article in the New York Times, Open Source Spying, December 3, 2006 (registration required) which describes the world of "Open Source Intelligence Gathering."
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Help to support the Open Source Software Institute
The Open Source Software Institute is a non-profit (501 c 6) organization established in 2001 whose mission is to promote the adoption of open source software solutions within U.S. federal, state and municipal government agencies. OSSI depends on the support of its members and contributors like you to help fund our programs and initiatives. We need your help today to keep these programs moving forward.
Click the OSSI banner to make a contribution today:
The Open Source Software Institute is a 501 (c )(6), non-profit organization as designated by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Contributions and gifts to a 501 (c )(6) organization are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
Thank you for your support.
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* Contributions and gifts to a 501 (c)(6) organization are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.
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National Center for Open Source Policy and Research
