Safeguarding Open Source Innovation:  Insights, Honors & Global Trends
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April 2025

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We hope you enjoy this edition INSIDER! 

NEW FROM OIN

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Patent Lawyer Magazine interviews our CEO Keith Bergelt to explore safeguarding Open Source innovation; to uncover how OIN is tackling current & emerging patent threats; and to discuss what lies ahead. 

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Our CEO, Keith Bergelt, has been honored as 1 of 20 recipients with the commemorative Blue Plaque. A heritage tradition in London, this award celebrates global Open Source leaders & was presented at the Open UK State of Open Con 25. 

SOOCon 25 Blue Plaques
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If you missed the EU Open Source Policy Summit, catch Keith Bergelt, our CEO, who discusses Open Source & Its Competitive Advantage.  Watch the Video +

AROUND THE WORLD

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Open Source accessibility to AI tools may revolutionize Wall Street trading & the integration of Open Source & Closed systems may shape FinTech’s future.

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The Linux Foundation and OpenInfra merge to advance data center modernization, collaborating on projects like OpenStack, part of OIN's Linux System. 

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South Korea’s VESSL AI launches Hyperpocket — an Open Source platform that lets AI agents do real-world tasks. 

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Worldwide IT spending is forecast to jump by 9.3% to $5.75 trillion (USD)  this year, partially driven by AI, while software spending will grow 14% to $1.24 trillion.

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MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

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We have surpassed 4,000 community members, continuing to expand Open Source patent protection.

 

Tech Company News covers the milestone.

We welcome 8 new members to our community, representing global Open Source innovation in the United States, China, India, Mexico, Switzerland & the United Kingdom.  

 

Explore OIN’s Community Member list!

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MEMBER NEWS

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Harvard’s new Institutional Data Initiative, funded by Microsoft and OpenAI, releases nearly 1 million books from the Google Books project for training AI models.  

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In response to U.S. restrictions on AI technologies, some of China’s tech giants — Alibaba, Baidu & Tencent — are releasing Open Source AI models (subscription required). 

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Fast Company names Red Hat as one of the World’s Most Innovative companies of 2025.

 

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Open Source LLMs such as Meta’s Llama are gaining momentum due to their flexibility, security, fine-tuning & cost efficiency. Read More +

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Open Source Summit North America will be held in Denver, CO. Register here.

 

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