OSI board AMA at All Things Open

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Members of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) board sat down for a 45-minute "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session at All Things Open in Raleigh, NC on October 29. Though the floor was open to any topic the audience might want to ask of the OSI board. Many of the questions were focused on the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID), which was announced the day before. The new definition has been somewhat controversial, and the board spent a lot of time addressing concerns about it during the session, as well as questions on open washing, and a need for more education about open source in general.

The session was held in one of the smaller rooms at the venue, with about 30 people in attendance (not counting OSI board members or staff). The session kicked off with some ground rules from the moderator, Mer Joyce, who had also worked as a facilitator for the OSAID drafting process. The first order of business was introducing the board members in attendance; OSI vice-secretary Anne-Marie Scott, vice chair Thierry Carrez, Gaël Blondelle, Pamela Chestek, Sayeed Choudhury, and Tracy Hinds.

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