Open Source Observatory (OSOR)

Free software campaign signs…

14/06/2017

MP Isabelle Attard, free software-champion, loses seat April, France’s free software advocacy organisation, is once again signing up candidates in the elections for France’s next National Assembly…

Slovakia officially approves…

09/06/2017

Mandates platform independence and open source In March, the government of the Slovak Republic officially approved its 2014 guideline on ICT standards. The guide provides detailed instructions for…

Public sector turns to Discou…

09/06/2017

To engage citizens, European public sector organisation are turning to Discourse, an online discussion forum and mailing list solution that is available as open source software. Over the past months,…

Public sector benefits from L…

09/06/2017

The software development community working on LibreOffice have greatly scaled up their bug-hunting efforts, using automated software test tools made available by Google. Beneficiaries include the many…

Global Witness open-sources L…

08/06/2017

Global Witness, an NGO focusing on the politics and human consequences of environmental problems and natural resources, has made its digital storytelling tool Longform available as open source…

European Commission updates E…

24/05/2017

Adds GPL v3 to compatibility list The European Commission has updated the European Union Public Licence (EUPL). Version 1.2 has a wider coverage, making it easier to use the licence to publish…

Galicia continues promotion o…

23/05/2017

Renewed policy emphasises sharing and reuse of IT solutions The government of the autonomous region of Galicia (Spain) will continue to encourage the use of free and open source software solutions…

Swedish policy makers want en…

22/05/2017

Swedish public administrations have to get rid of IT vendor lock-in, members of parliament and key government representatives agreed at a meeting last week. Public administrations must gain the…