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Established via a Sloan Foundation grant, the Syracuse University Open Source Project Office (OSPO) serves as the center of competency for open source operations and structure and is responsible for defining and implementing strategies and policies to guide open source research efforts. This can include recommendation and investigation around code use, distribution, selection, contributing, and other key areas; providing education and training to people (inside and outside the university) involved in open source activities; supporting the university’s efficiency in developing software through encouraging sustainable usage of existing open source components and, where appropriate, contributing enhancements back to these project; when needed, guiding teams with open sourcing their software; ensuring engineering effectiveness; ensuring compliance; and promoting and building community engagement.

 

On here you will find more information about our office, including links to resources and events we host.


Events

The OSPO organizes and hosts workshops and other events focused on open-source education. A schedule of upcoming and previous events can be found here.

Resources

A list of resources and organizations devoted to open source.


Mailing list

Would you like to be informed of OSPO events, job listings, and other activities? Join our mailing list!

To join, send an email to listserv@listserv.syr.edu with the message “subscribe OSPO Your Name”, where “Your Name” is your name (e.g., if your name is John Doe, you’d write “subscribe OSPO John Doe”). See here for more on university mailing lists.

Contact Us

Have questions about the Syracuse University OSPO? Feel free to email us at ospo@syr.edu.