✨ OSPOlogy is a platform for the study and open community about the state of open source management within organizations. OSPOlogy is an initiative by the TODO Group. Our collective resources, including frameworks and resources on open source management best practices, are freely available for any organization to use, providing proper attribution to the repository and brand.
- 🕵️♀️ Resources
- 🦺 Programs Framework
- 👋 Forum
- 📝 License
Resources hosted under the OSPOlogy brand and supported by the TODO Community.
| Version | Status | Working Group Formed? |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Active development | Yes |
The OSPO Book includes resources developed collaboratively across organizations for effective open source management through OSPOs. It is intended for those organizations looking to develop strategies to use, contribute to, or create open source projects. Find contribution guidelines here.
| Version | Status | Working Group Formed? |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | Active development | Yes |
The OSS in Business Guide focuses on articulating the business value of open source, helping organizations understand how open source contributes to strategic outcomes such as innovation, risk management, cost efficiency, and long-term sustainability. The guide is being developed collaboratively and is intended for decision-makers, OSPO practitioners, and stakeholders looking to better connect open source activities with business objectives.
Contributions and ongoing development are tracked in the dedicated repository
| Version | Status | Working Group Formed? |
|---|---|---|
| - | Active development | No |
The OSPO newsletter is published monthly on the last Tuesday. Subscribe here.
Contribute to the newsletter by submitting a pull request. Review the contribution guide.
| Version | Status | Working Group Formed? |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | Maintenance | No |
The OSPO Mind Map provides a visual representation of an OSPO’s responsibilities, roles, behaviors, and team size within the ecosystem.
Contributors can propose updates for future versions in the dedicated repository.
By using OSPOlogy frameworks and attributing the brand, your organization is helping unify efforts and enhancing the visibility of the strategic value of open source management talent across diverse industries and business areas to key stakeholders, reducing resource fragmentation and duplication.
| Format | Program / Framework | Description | Notes / Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual | ⏸️ OSPOlogy Webinars (Archived) | Webinars covering OSPO-related topics with special guests and community discussions. All sessions are recorded, edited, and available on the OSPOlogy YouTube channel. | Status: Archived (since 2024). Replaced by OSPOlogy TODO Touchpoints. YouTube Channel Event page & past sessions |
| Virtual | ⭐️ OSPOlogy TODO Touchpoints | Regional meetings (AMER, EMEA, APAC) providing open agendas and office hours for collaboration. | Community calendar |
| In-person | ⭐️ OSPOlogy Birds of a Feather (BoF) | Semi-informal discussion sessions held at conferences, bringing together participants with shared interests to discuss open source management, OSPO challenges, and strategic value across industries and technologies. | Framework: https://github.com/todogroup/ospology/tree/main/BoF |
| In-person | ⭐️ OSPOlogy Live and OSPOlogy Local Meetups | Mini-summits and local meetups organized by OSPO Regional Ambassadors to share knowledge and experience on applying open source management across industries, technologies, and regions. | Frameworks: OSPOlogy Local Meetups OSPOlogy Live |
The official forum (OSPOlogy GH Discussions) facilitates discussions on open source management, exploring its role across specializations (e.g., security, AI infrastructure, business strategy), addressing shared challenges (e.g., measuring the value of open source management and OSPOs), and fostering community-driven proposals.
This repository is provided by the TODO Group under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.