How Open Source Initiative puts giving into motion.

What it is

A steward of the Open Source Definition for software licenses that keep source code available.

Model

Commons-adjacent

Listing does not imply endorsement or partnership.

How it works

OSI publishes the Open Source Definition. Open-source licenses often allow commercial use; “free” here refers to license freedoms, not a promise of zero price.

What differs

Knowledge commons and gift economies can overlap, but open source is not the same as giving a meal or a ride with no invoice.