{"id":99574,"date":"2021-03-25T16:22:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T14:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/blog\/novosti-interneta\/organizacziya-osi-provedyot-perevybory-upravlyayushhego-soveta-iz-za-komprometaczii-sistemy-golosovaniya"},"modified":"2021-03-25T16:22:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T14:22:59","slug":"organizacziya-osi-provedyot-perevybory-upravlyayushhego-soveta-iz-za-komprometaczii-sistemy-golosovaniya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prohoster.info\/en\/blog\/news\/organizacziya-osi-provedyot-perevybory-upravlyayushhego-soveta-iz-za-komprometaczii-sistemy-golosovaniya","title":{"rendered":"The OSI organization will hold new elections for the board of directors due to the compromise of the voting system.","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
The Open Source Initiative (OSI), responsible for verifying licenses for compliance with Open Source criteria, has decided to hold a re-election for the governing board due to a vulnerability identified in the voting platform used to distort the results of the previous elections. <\/p>\n
Currently, the vulnerability has been blocked and an independent review has been initiated to assess the implications of the breach. Details of the incident will be published after the investigation is completed. The re-election was initially scheduled to take place from March 23 to April 2, but this decision has been revisited and the re-vote postponed until after the investigation into the consequences of the breach is concluded. <\/p>\n
It is worth noting that in addition to verifying licenses for compliance with Open Source criteria, the Open Source Initiative also works to maintain a unified advisory body where various participants in the Open Source movement can formulate solutions on behalf of the entire community regarding issues affecting everyone, such as potential patent pressures on open software. Furthermore, OSI serves as a liaison between different parts of the community to facilitate closer collaboration and engages in educational activities related to explaining the essence of Open Source. \n Source: opennet.ru<\/a> <\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"