Petition to the Open Source Initiative: Publish the Full 2025 Election Results
a year ago
- #Election Transparency
- #Open Source
- #Community Governance
- Petition to the Open Source Initiative (OSI) to release the complete, unaltered results of its 2025 Board of Directors elections.
- OSI removed votes for three candidates (Bentley Hensel, Bradley Kuhn, and Richard Fontana) before publishing results, damaging its credibility.
- Kuhn and Fontana campaigned on an OSI Reform platform, including repealing the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) and revising the Board Member Agreement.
- OSI introduced a new requirement post-voting, giving candidates 47 hours to sign the board member agreement or be disqualified.
- Hensel missed the deadline, while Kuhn and Fontana submitted amended agreements, leading to their disqualification and vote removal.
- Altering election rules mid-process and vote counts undermines election integrity and transparency.
- The petition calls for OSI to publish full election results and restore community trust.
- Signatures include OSI members, former directors, and affiliates, emphasizing broad community concern.