Editing Open Source Initiative (section)

==History==
As a campaign of sorts, "open source" was launched in 1998 by [[Christine Peterson]], [[Jon Hall (programmer)|Jon "maddog" Hall]], [[Larry Augustin]], [[Eric S. Raymond]], [[Bruce Perens]], and others.<ref name=osihistory>{{cite web| url = http://www.opensource.org/history| title = History of the OSI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2008/02/12/a-look-back-at-10-years-of-osi.html |title=A Look Back at 10 Years of OSI |archive-date=2018-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429095902/http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2008/02/12/a-look-back-at-10-years-of-osi.html}}</ref>

The group adopted the [[Open Source Definition]] for open-source software, based on the [[Debian Free Software Guidelines]]. They also established the Open Source Initiative (OSI) as a steward organization for the movement. However, they were unsuccessful in their attempt to secure a [[trademark]] for 'open source' to control the use of the term.<ref>{{cite press release | title=Announcement of "OSI Certified" Open Source Mark | website=Open Source Initiative | date=1999-06-15 | url=https://opensource.org/pressreleases/certified-open-source.php }}</ref>  In 2008, in an apparent effort to reform governance of the organization, the OSI Board invited 50 individuals to join a "Charter Members" group; by 26 July 2008, 42 of the original invitees had accepted the invitations. The full membership of the Charter Members has never been publicly revealed, and the Charter Members group communicated by way of a closed-subscription mailing list, "osi-discuss", with non-public archives.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://members.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/osi-discuss |title=OSI Charter Member Discuss List |access-date=2012-06-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421094608/http://members.opensource.org/mailman/listinfo/osi-discuss |archive-date=2013-04-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 

In 2012, under the leadership of OSI director and then-president [[Simon Phipps (programmer)|Simon Phipps]], the OSI began transitioning towards a membership-based governance structure. The OSI initiated an Affiliate Membership program for "government-recognized non-profit charitable and not-for-profit industry associations and academic institutions anywhere in the world".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://opensource.org/affiliates/about|title=Become an OSI Affiliate|date=22 May 2012 }}</ref> Subsequently, the OSI announced an Individual Membership program<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://opensource.org/members/1207-release|title=OSI Announces Individual Membership}}</ref> and listed a number of Corporate Sponsors.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://opensource.org/sponsors| title = OSI Corporate Sponsors| date = 23 July 2023}}</ref>

On November 8, 2013, OSI appointed Patrick Masson as its general manager.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://lwn.net/Articles/571460/ | title=OSI Names New General Manager | date=2013-10-23 | publisher=LWN | access-date=2014-01-27}}</ref> From August 2020 to September 2021, Deb Nicholson was the interim general manager.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deb Nicholson to Join Open Source Initiative as Interim General Manager|url=https://sfconservancy.org/news/2020/aug/20/debleaving/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Software Freedom Conservancy|language=en}}</ref> Under the direction of Deborah Nicholson, the interim manager, the voting and election was held with results and then halted and set for re-election due to vulnerabilities in the election process. "This week we found a vulnerability in our voting processes that was exploited and had an impact on the outcome of the recent Board Election."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opensource.org/election_update|title=OSI election update}}</ref> No election results or further updates are posted {{as of|June 2021|lc=true}}.{{cite needed|date=September 2023}}

In November 2020 the board of directors announced a search for an executive director<ref>{{Cite web |title=OSI Seeks to Hire Executive Director {{!}} Open Source Initiative |url=https://blog.opensource.org/executive_director/ |access-date=2021-09-20 |website=opensource.org|date=19 November 2020 }}</ref> which was concluded in September 2021 with the appointment of Stefano Maffulli. At the same time, the role of president of the board was abandoned in favor of chair of the board.