December 11, 2024
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Delhi, December 11 | KubeCon India – Security Teams, Cloud Engineers, Open source Managers, and Community Leaders united to address the challenges faced by end-user organizations in transitioning from open source consumption to active contribution at the CNCF OSPOlogy BoF at KubeCon India. The groups, composed of approximately 30 participants engaging in CNCF and TODO Group communities, explored how to elevate the strategic value of engaging with open source and cloud-native ecosystems to drive business outcomes.
December 10, 2024
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The TODO Group’s mission is to identify key policy and process choices related to open source management and engagement within organizations and create tools and educational materials that promote best practices. As part of this mission, the TODO Steering Committee gathered on November 18 at the Linux Foundation Member Summit for their annual End-of-Year meeting.The session provided an opportunity to reflect on the group’s strategic goals for the year, and outline the priorities for the upcoming year, based on recent studies and open source management trends.
December 4, 2024
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In TODO, is the community who drive TODO project initiatives, while the Steering Committee acts as a support body, streamlining processes to ensure quality contributions and helping the community get work done. Today, we are delighted to announce the new members who will join in 2025.
Georg Kunz - Elected Returning Member
An Open Source Advocate at Ericsson’s OSPO, Georg contributes to various open source communities, including OpenStack, Linux Foundation Networking, and OpenSSF.
December 1, 2024
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The State of OSPOs and Open Source Management 2024 report highlights the evolving role of OSPOs (Open Source Program Offices) and similar initiatives in driving the effective integration of open source management across diverse specializations and sectors, including security, AI infrastructure, and beyond. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the gap between expectations and realities in establishing an OSPO, offering insights for organizations at different stages of their OSPO journey.
November 4, 2024
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Held during the Linux Foundation OSSummit Japan in Tokyo, this panel highlighted the role of open source software in advancing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through public-private partnerships. The discussion covered Japan’s evolving OSS landscape, global efforts for digital public goods, and government-led OSS strategies in Europe. People can watch the panel discussion here.
Key Discussion Points Japan’s OSS Evolution & Digital Transformation Kusunori-san, Director-General (Digital Agency of the Japanese Government) outlined Japan’s journey in OSS, emphasizing the role of the Digital Agency and collaborative OSS projects like abr-geocoder.
October 23, 2024
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As the TODO Group continues to foster collaboration and set best practices for open source Management and Strategy across organization through the establishment of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs), we are excited to announce the candidates for the 2025 TODO Steering Committee elections. Meet the candidates and learn more about their experience and vision for the future of TODO.
Meet the 2025 Candidates Annania Melaku Technical Program Manager and Open Source Strategist, NGINX Community Team at F5
September 1, 2024
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With over 25 diverse tracks, OSSummit Europe in Vienna promises to be a cornerstone event for the open source community, technology leaders and policymakers. The Summit offers a wealth of knowledge, but with so much happening simultaneously, it’s easy to miss the sessions that could offer the most value.
This post highlights some of the key tracks that resonate most with the activities of open source management professionals: Operations Management Summit, OSPOCon and Open Source in the Public Sector
July 2, 2024
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The 7th annual Open Source Management & OSPO survey is now accepting responses
This survey is part of a research project to better understand the state and evolution of open source management within organizations and OSPO trends operating across sectors and regions. The core audience includes Open Source Program Office (OSPO) managers, C-level executives, CTOs, and other roles within organizations involved in the organization’s open source engagement.
We are thankful for the support of Cisco, NGINX, InnerSource Commons Foundation, Open Source Initiative (OSI), and CHAOSS as advisors to and distributors of this survey.
May 1, 2024
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We are thrilled to announce that LF APAC OSPO SIG Community from China has joined the TODO Group as new OSPO Associates.
About LF APAC OSPO SIG Since 2021, LF APAC OSPO SIG has been pioneering the “OSPO 10,000 Miles Journey” series of regular OSPO meetups. This initiative has been key in fostering open source practices within chinese organizations and knowledge-sharing across the region.
Helping OSPO Adoption in China and Collaborating with the Global OSPO Community This exciting new collaboration between LF APAC and TODO is set to unfold numerous initiatives aimed at enriching the global OSPO community:
April 9, 2024
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As with previous years, TODO Group is inviting community feedback to ensure the 2024 survey accurately captures the varied needs and challenges of the OSPO community. This is your opportunity to voice your ideas and suggest what should be included in the OSPO Survey for 2024.
How Can I Contribute as Individual? Just submit your suggestions for the 2024 questionnaire by opening an Issue on the TODO survey repo. We’re looking for feedback from open source professionals working in OSPOs, as well as stakeholders closely involved with open source teams / centers within organizations (AKA OSPOs), on new questions, topics to cover, or ideas for refining our approach.
