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The OSI emphatically does NOT: own the trademark of “Open Source”. They tried, and the USPTO denied their application for same. As such they have any such rig
by gonzo 1y ago
The OSI emphatically does NOT:
own the trademark of “Open Source”.
They tried, and the USPTO denied their application for same. As such they have any such right to exercise.
They own a trademark for “Open Source Initiative”, and attempt to persuade the public that they alone define the term “Open Source”.
https://opensource.org/trademark-guidelines https://opensource.org/trademark-guidelines
- ajb 1y agoWoops, my apologies for spreading misinformation. I genuinely thought they had the trademark, but it's confirmed that they don't: https://opensource.org/pressreleases/certified-open-source.php https://opensource.org/pressreleases/certified-open-source.p... Nevertheless, their Open Source Definition is reasonably respected