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Open Source Initiative

Non-profit organization promoting open-source software
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Open Source Initiative

Summary

Open Source Initiative is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Source Initiative was a member of Q102440976[3].
  • Open Source Initiative was a member of Re:Create Coalition[4].
  • Open Source Initiative is in the country of United States[5].
  • Open Source Initiative's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • Open Source Initiative's founder is recorded as Bruce Perens[7].
  • Open Source Initiative's founder is recorded as Eric S. Raymond[8].
  • Open Source Initiative's logo image is recorded as Open Source Initiative.svg[9].
  • Open Source Initiative's headquarters location is recorded as El Camino Real[10].
  • Open Source Initiative's Commons category is recorded as Open Source Initiative[11].
  • Open Source Initiative's chairperson is recorded as Molly de Blanc[12].
  • Open Source Initiative's chairperson is recorded as Robin Riley[13].
  • Open Source Initiative's chairperson is recorded as Stefano Maffulli[14].
  • +1998-02-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Open Source Initiative[15].
  • Open Source Initiative's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05l2h[16].
  • Open Source Initiative's official website is recorded as https://opensource.org/[17].
  • Open Source Initiative's IRS Employer Identification Number is recorded as 91-2037395[18].
  • Open Source Initiative's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[19].
  • Open Source Initiative's legal form is recorded as nonprofit organization[20].
  • Open Source Initiative's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OSI'}[21].
  • Open Source Initiative's different from is recorded as Open Systems Interconnection[22].
  • Open Source Initiative's X is recorded as OpenSourceOrg[23].
  • Open Source Initiative's Crunchbase organization ID is recorded as open-source-initiative[24].
  • Open Source Initiative's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+402967'}[25].
  • Open Source Initiative's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+739664'}[26].
  • Open Source Initiative's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+326481'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Bruce Perens[7] and Eric S. Raymond[8]. +1998-02-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Open Source Initiative[15].

Identity

Open Source Initiative's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'OSI'}[21].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Molly de Blanc[12], a free software activist[28]; Robin Riley[13]; and Stefano Maffulli[14].

Operations

Open Source Initiative's headquarters location is recorded as El Camino Real[10].

Why It Matters

Open Source Initiative ranks in the top 6% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (97 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Allison Randal American International University West Africa Brandeis University Bruce Perens EleutherAI Eric S. Raymond FUSS Simon Phipps United States V M Brasseur

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . blog.opensource.org. Retrieved . blog.opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . recreatecoalition.org. Retrieved . recreatecoalition.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . opensource.org. opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . opensource.org. Retrieved . opensource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . km.aifb.kit.edu. km.aifb.kit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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