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OSSF : Open Source Software Foundr
І͟ழᛟிఙ
І͟ழᛟிఙ OSSF : Open Source Software Foundry
PI: ੵᗲ་eࢬeОܔeெᚑ͡eᑡ౽˖eюᄁँeර˰ PI: Jane Win-Shih Liu, Tyng-Ruey Chuang, Jan-Ming Ho, Yue-Sun Kuo, Chih-Wen Hsueh,
Chyi-In Wu, Shih-Kun Huang
͉הІ 2002 ϋৎකੂБІ͟ழᛟி ሞእe˾፬ԫධᔳ၍ଣʿᇞɪၣ Open Source Software Foundry (OSSF) is a sub- • Announcements on FOSS-related conferences and
ఙࠇOpen Source Software Foundrydᔊ၈ ࠫႡЪഃfൗ̅٫Դ͜ӻ୕ɪԶٙධ project of Taiwan national ¨Free/Open Source events; and
OSSFfOSSF ݊ҢІ͟ழપਗ݁ഄʕ ʈՈdᐄ၍ଣՉІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழਖ਼ࣩfމ Software (FOSS) Promotion Initiative. It is partially
• Bi-weekly electronic publication of OSSF, Open
ٙɓධɿࠇdІ 2002 - 2005ϋ͟ʈุ ڮආࠇʘᐄձదʧପุᏐ͜d̨͉̻͵
funded by MOEA/IDB, NSC and Academia Sinica,
҅༟пd2006 ϋක͟߅ึ༟пdʕ̯Ӻ Զபڦܓ୕ࠇዚՓd˸୕ࠇ໊ٟၾࡈɛٙݺ Source Newsletter.
Taiwan.
৫ɰІ2005ϋකᇜΐཫၑ༟п͉ࠇf ᚔܓd˸ʿਖ਼ࣩପ̈ٙࣖूഃfOSSF ̨̻
The OpenFoundry is developed, operated and
OSSF ٙʈЪ̙ʱɧɽᗳj ΥəεධІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழҦஔdɰਗ਼˸І͟ The work of OSSF has three major thrusts:
maintained by OSSF. It is an easy-to-use platform Research Cooperation
ழ˙όᙑ͉̈ӻ୕ழf
• ணໄॴІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழࡑᎷၾක೯၍
• Build a public arena to stimulate and support shar- that enables close collaboration among FOSS com-
ଣ̨̻i ৰəձ݅ϞٙІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழ໊ٟΥЪ
ing of software, knowledge and expertise among munities, academia, and industry. It has been open
ʘ̮dOSSF ɰጐڮϓପ֜ኪഃޢᙑ̈ழ
• ܔͭІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழ೯࢝ΥЪᗫڷၣഖi
๕ᇁdϗԨѼഛ၍ଣՉϓ؈dڮආପኪΥ software developers and industry, to public since 2003. The platform offers users
• ሜІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழجܛબᛆਪᕚdค
Ъdпʫ༟ৃପุҦஔ˥ʘd੶ʷ many software development and project manage-
ᗫجܛၾ݁ഄ༟๕f • Assist our industries and government to spread
̨ᝄყႀ̨ʘᘩΥf ment tools, including tools for version control, re-
ԱኽϤɧᗳͦᅺd͉ࠇኑၳʫၾყІ͟ the usage of FOSS products and the associated
OSSF ͵ԫІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழબᛆ˙ό lease control, forum, issue tracker, and kwiki, and
Research Cooperation
/ක׳๕ᇁழ᜕໊ٟٙၾٝᗆeܵᚃၾᗫ development process and to create new businesses
ၾІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழ݁ഄٙˢ༰ʱؓd others. OpenFoundry also intends to assist research-
ଡ଼ᔌΥЪdԨ˲ၝΥʱؓʫପุცӋdϓͭ and strengthen existing ones by exploiting FOSS,
п໊ٟʿุޢʱؓࡈйਖ਼ࣩცӋd፯͜ቇٙ ers and developers in transforming their software
ᗫत͜ᛟிఙfԨп̨ᝄุޢʿִ݁dл and
બᛆ˙όfOSSF ԨආБ໊ٟሜݟʈЪdʱٟؓ creation into mature prototypes. For this purpose
͜І͟/ක׳๕ᇁழd௴ிਠዚe੶ʷତϞᎴ
໊ᐄ༶ʿҦஔԴ͜ცӋiഹ˓ӺІ͟/ක׳๕ and for the purpose of documenting individual con-
ැeቮʿଉʷІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழɛʑʿਖ਼ุ • Help to expand the breadth and depth of our
ᇁழٙϓࣩ̌ԷdઞীڮආਞၾٙႰΪiᅠ
ঐɢdᄣආ̨ᝄίΌଢІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழޢٙ FOSS talents and expertise. tributions, OSSF will provide accountability mea-
ᄳၾ̈وІ͟ழᛟிఙཥɿజeІ͟/ක׳๕
্ᘠeԴ̨ᝄϓމ˰ޢІ͟ழପุʘࠠᕄf surement tools to help track, summarize and record
ᇁழ੬Ԉਪഈණe໊ٟሜݟజѓf̤̮dɰ By so doing, OSSF assists Taiwan to become a stra-
OSSFމІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁٙԴ͜٫Զεධ༟ ᅠᄳӻ୕Դ͜˓̅dྌᇖሙҿdԨᑘ tegic place in FOSS industry and a major contribu- activities in project development processes. Open-
๕jܼ̍j ፬ᇖᐄഃf foundy itself is built upon free software and will be
tor of FOSS worldwide.
• OpenFoundryІ͟ழᛟிఙਖ਼ࣩක೯̻ OSSF ɰᑘ፬Ԩ˾ڌִ݁ਞၾεධყʹ released as free software in the future.
̨݊ɓࢁІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁٙࡑᎷʿ၍ଣӻ ݴݺਗdคණ໊ٟϓ؈ၾყІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழ The OSSF’s website is a repository of numerous
In addition to collaborations with FOSS commu-
୕fீཀOpenFoundry, Դ͜٫̙˸՟̨ᝄٙ ໊ٟܔͭʝਗᗫڷၣഖdˏɝყІ͟ழ resources for all users in all aspects of free software.
nities, OSSF also work with government, academic,
І͟/ක׳๕ᇁਖ਼ࣩd͵̙ܔͭʿආታІ͟/ක ໊ٟҦஔ೯࢝e݁ഄՓ֛eᅺݖၾᐄ༶ Currently, it contains:
research institutes and industry in the release of
׳๕ᇁਖ਼ࣩi ྌഃ௰อ༟ৃdԷνԭݲක׳๕ᇁሞእၾ
• OpenFoundry, a FOSS repository and manage- their software source code under FOSS licenses. An
• ̨ᝄІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁਖ਼ุɛʑٙɛʑ༟ࣘࢫi ༟ৃٟึ˰ޢ৷ࢤึഃfOSSF ٙධр
ment system where one can access many of emphasis of OSSF work is on the analyses of FOSS
• ౽ᅆৌପᛆٙᗫ˖ʿᙄᕚীሞd˸ʿІ͟ ɢdᐏᗙٵ֛dಀ 2004 ϋ3˜Ꮠᒗ
ழબᛆܸˏਕLicenseWizardd̙ᏍԴ ί൳یᑺબІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழᗫجܛᙄᕚၾ Taiwan FOSS projects and create FOSS projects licenses and national policies worldwide. It provides
͜٫ܿ፯Υٙ͜І͟/ක׳๕ᇁબᛆૢಛi બᛆ˙όٙˢ༰dԨᏐᑌΥ UNDPᒗሗdᅠᄳ of one’s own; training courses to users and helps project owners in
І͟/ක׳๕ᇁழબᛆ˖f making their choices of FOSS licenses.
• ਖ਼ุჯਹٙ༟๕ͦi
• A database on Taiwan open source software
• І͟/ක׳๕ᇁழᗫٙึᙄʿݺਗৃࢹi (FOSS) talents and experts; OSSF conducts surveys on local FOSS communi-
• ΝࣛdԴ͜٫͵̙ீཀ͉ၣ१dࠈቡʿቡᛘ ties, designs training courses, and holds workshops.
• Documents on intellectual property issues, togeth-
OSSFཥɿజf OSSF also studies well-known free and open source
er with LicenseWizard, a web-based tool to assist
OSSF ٙІ͟ / ක׳๕ᇁਖ਼ࣩක೯̨̻ software projects and highlights their successful ex-
in the selection of FOSS license agreement;
OpenFoundrydϗޢІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழ periences in OSSF publications in order to encour-
ࠇd౷ʿІ͟/ක׳๕ᇁழ˖ʷdЪމପ
• Resource catalogs in selected areas, including age Taiwan software developers to join FOSS.
ุၾක೯٫໊ٟٙਿᓾܔணdпପุᘩ
embedded software, enterprise computing, and
نɢfOSSF הԶٙਖ਼ࣩၾழ၍ଣʈՈܼ̍
Chinese language processing;
๕ᇁو͉છՓ၍ଣe๕ᇁ೯Бeඉ
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