# Elections **URL:** https://discuss.opensource.org/c/elections/8.md [Latest](https://discuss.opensource.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.opensource.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.opensource.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Elections category](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/about-the-elections-category/799)
**Author:** [@nick](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/nick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/about-the-elections-category/799 "2025-01-22T11:26:12Z")
Discussions about the elections of the members of the OSI board. --- ## [Outcomes from the Election Retro](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/outcomes-from-the-election-retro/1030)
**Author:** [@jberkus](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/jberkus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/outcomes-from-the-election-retro/1030 "2025-05-09T12:52:47Z")
Members, all: The Board has published the major determinations from the 2025 election retrospective. There was, of course, other stuff we covered in the retro, mostly having to do with troubleshooting CiviCRM. That ma… --- ## [Announcing the new directors of OSI board](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/announcing-the-new-directors-of-osi-board/940)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/announcing-the-new-directors-of-osi-board/940 "2025-05-07T09:09:43Z")
Originally published at: Announcing the new directors of OSI board – Open Source Initiative The Open Source Initiative (OSI) board of directors validated the results of the polls, confirmed Carlo Piana as director an… --- ## [Was your vote for the 2025 board election included in the published results?](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/was-your-vote-for-the-2025-board-election-included-in-the-published-results/948)
**Author:** [@iank](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/iank)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/was-your-vote-for-the-2025-board-election-included-in-the-published-results/948 "2025-03-30T16:58:29Z")
Votes for 3 candidates were not included, so my vote was not included. poll --- ## [What do you think of the Open Source AI Definition?](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-open-source-ai-definition/855)
**Author:** [@pchestek](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/pchestek)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-open-source-ai-definition/855 "2025-03-27T08:48:47Z")
I’d like to hear all the candidates views on the OSAID and what they hope to accomplish during their term with respect to the OSAID. --- ## [Results of election](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/results-of-election/927)
**Author:** [@fontana](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/fontana)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/results-of-election/927 "2025-03-25T02:06:23Z")
Does OSI plan to publish the actual results of the election, that is to say, the STV vote counts and vote allocations for each candidate? As far as I can recall this was done in all previous years when there was a board … --- ## [Board Agreement required \*post-vote\* for all candidates?](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/board-agreement-required-post-vote-for-all-candidates/929)
**Author:** [@fontana](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/fontana)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/board-agreement-required-post-vote-for-all-candidates/929 "2025-03-24T11:49:34Z")
On Monday, the day on which OSI said polls were to close, I received an email marked “TIME SENSITIVE” from the OSI Elections team asking me to sign the OSI Board Agreement. Three other candidates have confirmed that they… --- ## [Poll: was your vote in the 2025 board election thrown away](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/poll-was-your-vote-in-the-2025-board-election-thrown-away/943)
**Author:** [@iank](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/iank)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/poll-was-your-vote-in-the-2025-board-election-thrown-away/943 "2025-03-22T18:26:35Z")
poll --- ## [Bradley Kuhn blog post on signing OSI board agreement (take 2)](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/bradley-kuhn-blog-post-on-signing-osi-board-agreement-take-2/936)
**Author:** [@fontana](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/fontana)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2025, 2:10am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/bradley-kuhn-blog-post-on-signing-osi-board-agreement-take-2/936 "2025-03-22T02:10:19Z")
Today Affiliate member candidate Bradley Kuhn published a blog post titled “I signed an OSI board agreement in anticipation of election results”. --- ## [What do you think of the Board Agreement?](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-board-agreement/856)
**Author:** [@ttx](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/ttx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 5:09pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-board-agreement/856 "2025-03-20T17:09:07Z")
Welcome all! Looking forward to working with you. Regarding @fontana’s “four planks”, I had two questions: What do you think repealing the OSAID would achieve, beyond leaving even more free ground for Meta to run wit… --- ## [Formatting of the 'Individual Director' election page](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/formatting-of-the-individual-director-election-page/892)
**Author:** [@kpfleming](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/kpfleming)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2025, 12:25am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/formatting-of-the-individual-director-election-page/892 "2025-03-15T00:25:01Z")
Can the formatting of this page be improved? Each of the candidate’s ‘bio’ sections starts with ‘About’. --- ## [What do you think of corporate vs. independent Open Source?](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-corporate-vs-independent-open-source/910)
**Author:** [@chadwhitacre](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/chadwhitacre)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-corporate-vs-independent-open-source/910 "2025-03-13T18:11:34Z")
Anecdotally, most Open Source software is produced by people working on company time. Some is produced by non-corporate-affiliated maintainers. How do you see this distinction? Does it matter? Does and should OSI have a … --- ## [What do you think of the OSI's move away from volunteerism to professional staffing?](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-osis-move-away-from-volunteerism-to-professional-staffing/862)
**Author:** [@chris-aniszczyk](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/chris-aniszczyk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-osis-move-away-from-volunteerism-to-professional-staffing/862 "2025-03-10T15:55:16Z")
Historically the OSI was run fairly barebones as a volunteer organization. It has slowly moved away from a volunteer run organization and volunteer board doing a lot of the work to hiring its first Executive Director and… --- ## [OSI’s board of directors in 2025: details about the elections](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/osi-s-board-of-directors-in-2025-details-about-the-elections/800)
**Author:** [@system](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/osi-s-board-of-directors-in-2025-details-about-the-elections/800 "2025-03-10T10:32:31Z")
Originally published at: OSI’s board of directors in 2025: details about the elections – Open Source Initiative The OSI board of directors is renewing 3 of its seats with an open election process among its full indiv… --- ## [A Vision for OSI's Future](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/a-vision-for-osis-future/846)
**Author:** [@Kappa](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/Kappa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/a-vision-for-osis-future/846 "2025-03-09T23:53:58Z")
As a Board member of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and former Chair (2023-24), I am seeking re-election in the Affiliate slate to continue strengthening OSI’s role in protecting digital freedoms. OSI has undergone a c… --- ## [What ideas do you have to sustain and expand OSI's fundraising initiatives?](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-ideas-do-you-have-to-sustain-and-expand-osis-fundraising-initiatives/861)
**Author:** [@chris-aniszczyk](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/chris-aniszczyk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/what-ideas-do-you-have-to-sustain-and-expand-osis-fundraising-initiatives/861 "2025-03-09T23:50:45Z")
The OSI has had its struggles over the expanding and diversifying financial revenue sources to ensure sustainability. Historically the OSI has relied on individual donations for revenue with a smattering of corporate don… --- ## [Meet the OSI Candidates](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/meet-the-osi-candidates/832)
**Author:** [@nick](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/nick)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/meet-the-osi-candidates/832 "2025-03-08T02:44:56Z")
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) announced the publication of the roster of candidates for the upcoming individual and affiliate elections! We encourage all members to carefully review the candidate platforms and engage… --- ## [A note of endorsement at the clousure of the campaign](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/a-note-of-endorsement-at-the-clousure-of-the-campaign/886)
**Author:** [@Kappa](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/Kappa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2025, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/a-note-of-endorsement-at-the-clousure-of-the-campaign/886 "2025-03-07T13:13:52Z")
Fellow OSI members, Affiliates, and advocates of our shared mission, Today, we stand at a pivotal moment. The campaign has come to its conclusion, and the elections begin. This is not merely an exercise in formality—it … --- ## [Regarding the 2025 Elections and the Linkedin post by Sam Johnston](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/regarding-the-2025-elections-and-the-linkedin-post-by-sam-johnston/828)
**Author:** [@andrew-demarsh](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/andrew-demarsh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/regarding-the-2025-elections-and-the-linkedin-post-by-sam-johnston/828 "2025-02-25T13:37:22Z")
I’d like to make it known that a person known as Sam Johnston has seemingly come up with a list of current OSI members and has blindly connected them to users on Linkedin. See full thread as of 13:30 UTC Mon Feb 24th. …