These resources provide references and documentation to governments and government organizations (e.g., departments, ministries, programs, etc.) that explicitly recognize the Open Source Initiative's authority in defining (i.e., The Open Source Definition), approving (i.e., OSI License Review), and managing (i.e., OSI-Approved Open Source Licenses)
The content here is a derivative of the Open Source Initiative's web page, "International Authority & Recognition" at https://opensource.org/authority. The goal of this work is to identify and share additional resources and references, adding evidence of the OSI's international authority and recognition as the steward of open source licensing and arbitrator for the "open source software" label.
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