We’re excited to welcome Alin Jerpelea as the newest TODO Group Ambassador. Alin has been an active part of the TODO community for several years, consistently sharing open source knowledge, facilitating OSPO collaboration, and contributing to the growth of our global network.
As a TODO Ambassador, Alin aims to strengthen and expand the OSPO network in Sweden by organizing local meetups, promoting open source management best practices, and sharing OSPO insights at events across Europe
This week at OSSummit NA, the TODO Group hosted a lively “Ask Anything” session with members of the Steering Committee: Brittany Istenes (FINOS), Natali Vlatko (Cisco), Georg Kunz (Ericsson), Ashley Wolf (GitHub), Stephen Augustus (Bloomberg), and Annania Melaku (F5).
Insights Shared and Community Questions The panel opened the session, surfacing valuable trends, challenges, and practical approaches, including insights drawn from our current state of practice:
OSPOs are diversifying: As of 2025, Open Source Program Offices are no longer monolithic; they’re evolving into embedded, specialized units tailored to business domains such as AI, security, developer experience, and legal compliance Beyond responsible open source usage, OSPOs provide governance as guidance, enabling developers to safely adopt and contribute to open source while ensuring compliance and alignment with business goals Security is a central pillar: OSPOs play a critical role in software supply chain integrity for effective SBOM management.
The TODO Group is thrilled to share a new resource: The Lifecycle of an Open Source Program Office (OSPO): From Inception to Strategic Pivoting, originally authored by Dr. Ibrahim Haddad, who has generously donated this work as a TODO community resource to seed a collaborative, shared framework that OSPO practitioners can evolve together.
This whitepaper provides a framework to help organizations understand and evolve their OSPO, from grassroots beginnings and executive sponsorship, to scaling contributions, integrating open source into core strategy, and reorienting toward new technologies like AI.
We’re excited to share that the 8th annual State of OSPOs and Open Source Management Survey is live! We are thankful to the survey sponsors who make this edition possible, and to our amazing distribution partners 🙏 This year’s theme explores how your organization manages open source and how OSPOs influence key areas like AI, cloud-native, software security, and regulatory readiness. Moreover, there’s a new section
This is the Q1 2025 review provided by the TODO Steering Committee (SC), sharing the progress made on the approved strategic goals for the year. These efforts reflect input from the 2024 end-of-year review, the TODO AMA session at LFMS 2024, and the 2024 OSPO Survey, highlighting key trends and challenges in open source program management.
What’s New? 🎯 2025 Strategic Goals Approved: The SC reviewed and approved the 2025 goals based on challenges identified through community feedback and ecosystem analysis.
The TODO Group, in collaboration with the Open Source Initiative and Linux Foundation Training & Certification, is proud to announce the launch of the Certified Open Source Developer for Enterprise (CODE) certification.
Designed with input from over 30 Subject Matter Experts across global organizations, CODE is the first certification tailored to recognize enterprise-level open source development skills.
What Does the CODE Exam Cover? The certification evaluates key competencies required for developers working in enterprise environments, including:
OSPOlogyLive Amsterdam hosted by the Dutch Employee Insurance Agency (UWV OSPO) brought together practitioners, researchers, and public sector professionals to tackle shared challenges in open source management. With a special focus on the public sector, academia, and industry, the event blended technical insights with governance strategy across topics like security, regulation, and collaborative development.
IT Security & Regulations Tools Workshop The IT Security & Regulations Tools Workshop provided participants with a hands-on approach to understanding the legal, technical, and organizational dimensions of responsible source code publication.
Today, in collaboration with LF Research, TODO Group is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 State of the OSPO and Open Source Management Call for Sponsors for organizations interested in supporting this effort and making the 8th edition possible. Taking insights from the 2024 State of OSPO Report, this year the study aims to dive deeper into core cross-skilling areas where open source professionals within organizations and OSPO teams are specializing, including managing security issues and managing GenAI stack infrastructure.
We are thrilled to announce that CURIOSS has joined the TODO Group as a new OSPO Associate. CURIOSS is a community of individuals working in University and Research Institute Open Source Program Offices. This collaboration marks a significant step toward strengthening the bond between academic and enterprise open source engagements and strategic value.
Shared Strategic Goals This collaboration between CURIOSS and the TODO Group aims to strengthen the bond between academia and industry by:
We are excited to announce that Block Inc. has joined the Linux Foundation’s TODO Group as a General Member!
Block’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) In January 2025, Block launched its Open Source Program Office to serve as the central hub for their open source strategy and operations. The OSPO focuses on:
Advanced Open Source Exploration: Identifying and evaluating cutting-edge open source technologies for potential adoption.
Strategy Planning: Developing strategies for integrating open source into Block’s products and services.
