OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE (OSI) ANNOUNCES NEW AFFILIATE MEMBER

By Deb Bryant
Jun 2, 2014

Palo Alto, California — The Open Source Initiative (www.opensource.org) is very pleased to announce DemocracyLab (http://democracylab.org/) has joined the OSI as an Affiliate Member. DemocracyLab works to collaboratively construct online civic engagement systems that will productively focus collective intelligence. Their portfolio of tools provide communities with online resources that help identify problems, construct solutions, make decisions, and take collaborative action. In addition, as a sponsor of several democracy-related projects, DemocracyLab serves as a hub for the discussion, discovery and design of civic-oriented technology and communities. "Extending our Affiliate Membership program to include organizations like DemocracyLab highlights the value of open models of development beyond software," said Patrick Masson, General Manager of the Open Source Initiative, "DemocracyLab's values of Freedom of Speech, Democracy, Public Participation, Individual Intelligence and Collective Wisdom not only align with the values of the Open Source Initiative, but the broader open source community as well. "

About DemocracyLab

DemocracyLab is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization aspiring to revolutionize civic dialogue. DemocracyLab is a diverse group of volunteers working together to create online tools to help communities identify problems, construct solutions, make decisions and take collaborative action. You can learn more about Democracy lab at http://democracylab.org/ or by emailing, info@democracylab.org.

About the Open Source Initiative

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a California public benefit corporation, with 501(c)3 tax-exempt status, founded in 1998. The OSI is the stewards of the Open Source Definition (OSD) and the community-recognized body for reviewing and approving licenses as OSD-conformant and is also actively involved in Open Source community-building, education, and public advocacy to promote awareness and the importance of non-proprietary software. OSI Board members frequently travel the world to attend Open Source conferences and events, meet with open source developers and users, and to discuss with executives from the public and private sectors about how Open Source technologies, licenses, and models of development can provide economic and strategic advantages. You can learn more about the OSI at http://opensource.org or by emailing, osi@opensource.org.

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