THE demise of OSI did not happen last year, as it had been preceded by a number of scandals that we covered here over the years. Over a decade ago, for example, they approved some Microsoft licences. It was around the time that a failing CodePlex 'Foundation' sought to undermine software freedom the way GitHub nowadays does. This 'Foundation' had Miguel de Icaza in it; his sidekick is now heading GitHub. Those two people, a Microsoft pair (former Microsoft intern and a person desperate to work for Microsoft), were all along like anti-Free software moles. Both of them now work directly for Microsoft, in top positions, on a permanent basis.
"It doesn't take deep analysis, genius or much foresight to see where OSI is going."This morning we wrote about somewhat of an incident in FOSDEM. It seemed as though OSI had abandoned its "stand". It lacks leadership and has no permanent full-time staff anymore.
A couple of years ago someone told me why she had left the OSI's Board. That was around the time the OSI's Board even had full-time Microsoft staff in it, composing official OSI blog posts which promoted GitHub, i.e. Microsoft's proprietary monopoly.
It doesn't take deep analysis, genius or much foresight to see where OSI is going. The above video discusses only the latest findings and how they relate to other fairly recent ones.
Get well soon, OSI. Or get lost. ⬆