# The Open Source Community and U.S. Public Policy

**URL:** <https://discuss.opensource.org/t/the-open-source-community-and-u-s-public-policy/1311>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [October 30, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/the-open-source-community-and-u-s-public-policy/1311 "2025-10-30T17:58:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 30, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/the-open-source-community-and-u-s-public-policy/1311/1 "2025-10-30T17:58:50Z")

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Originally published at: [The Open Source Community and U.S. Public Policy – Open Source Initiative](https://opensource.org/blog/the-open-source-community-and-u-s-public-policy)  
   
As the full-time Senior U.S. Policy Manager, my role at OSI is to educate policymakers about the benefits of Open Source software, track policy developments at the state and federal level, and ultimately, ensure that Open Source developers can continue doing their work.