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27	27	While the above examples and sample data are limited, the OSI though this working group can engage with the broader open source community, as part of the OSI's mandate to protect open source while affirm the OSI's role as the stewards of the Open Source Definition. Such work would also help distinguish the OSI among those new to the open source software community, who may be unfamiliar with the organization's purpose and value: educating individuals, companies and other organizations about what open source software is, how it is licensed and how to assess authenticity.
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31	31	* The working group will work with crowd-funding sites to raise awareness, develop policy and instill good practice to address, the ambiguity in, or mis-representation of projects seeking funding for projects promoted as open source software.
32	32	* The working group will also reach out to the technology media (letters to editors, comments to articles, original posts, etc.) explaining the issue and suggested approaches to help the press and general public understand the importance of and assess authenticity before promoting projects.
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39	39	Protect: Authenticity in open source software projects promotes OSI Approved Licenses and the freedoms of the Open Source Definition. Ambiguity, mis-perception and deception threaten the integrity and reputation of the label "open source" and "open source software" reducing the trust in the OSD and the OSI by the public.
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42	42	= Communications =
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44	44	The group will primarily communicate via the working group wiki page and related discussion forum.
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68	68	= Ongoing OSI Support =
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70	70	It is expected that once the resources have been developed, distributed and implemented no further work will be needed. The OSI and/or this working group may choose to revisit and update the resources based on developments through time.
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	73	+Ongoing work is undertaken on the Practices in [[Open Source Software Crowd-funding project page>>doc:Practices in Open Source Software Crowd-funding]].