🍂🚀 Autumn is here, time for a fresh Q3 recap
Dear community, October is here and with it comes our Q3 update, shared during the first OnRamp session of the quarter. During this onramp we had the priviledge to hear from [Patrick Masson (CEO Apereo))(https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-masson-apereo/) and his long experience of open source in higher education see here for details and recording.
Following the online call, you can find hereafter our quarterly recap with latest news, updates, changes within the OSPO Alliance and progress of our work on the GGI Handbook Initiative. ✅ These recaps are made for you, so let us know how we do and if we deliver the right value for your time!
🧭 Welcoming Community Members to the OSPO Alliance
This quarter, we welcomed new supporters, so join us for a warm welcome to:
infotropic.tech (CY) research and development agency specializing in Web3.
Henix (FR) independent French digital services company and software publisher.
Université Grenoble Alpes (FR) the first OSPO focused on open science in French academia.
ALVPHA Tech GmbH (GE) deeptech company operating an external OSPO as managed services.
📣 As a reminder, we highly appreciate active contributions, e.g. discussions on the mailing list or the Forum, or content to share with others!
Project Updates
📈 2026 Project Updates
Here is where we stand on the main work areas of the year:
- 👥 Audience scope - Persona: the explicit description of the profiles we have in mind when building our assets is available here 👉🏻 Who You are,
- ⚙️ Handbook add-ons:
- Measurements and strategic value,
- Augmented OSPO (FAQ beta, use cases for automation), please have a look and share feedback Check FAQ Beta here,
- Sovereignty & resilience,
- OSPO for Academia, draft version of the GGI for Academia handbook is available for reviews and feedback,
- 🌐 New translations: we keep supporting new communities and contributors, with the website now covering EN, DE and FR (German is available),
🧩 GGI Add-ons · Overview
The GGI Handbook enables organisations to build and sustain their OSPO. In 2026, we investigate strategic extensions that reinforce and complement the governance framework:
📈 Add-on: Strategic Value & Metrics
- Problem: open source strategy survives only if business value is visible.
- Goals:
- Identify strategic alignment with your organization,
- Define metrics & ROI frameworks that justify and sustain OSPO investment,
- Framework & HR Case 🆕
🛡️ Add-on: Digital Sovereignty & Resilience 🆕
- Problem: international events reinforce the need for digital independence and operational resilience.
- Goals:
- Identify what organizations can control and should pursue for their operations continuity,
- Measure and minimize dependencies.
🤖 Add-on: Augmented OSPO - FAQ Beta 🆕
- Problem: OSPO teams need to spend more time on impactful activities while keeping sustained efforts on repetitive ones.
- Goals:
- Help minimize repetitive tasks and evaluate how some automation can amplify OSPO effectiveness,
- Prototype the FAQ as a common public good.
🗣️ Community engagement & growth
- Highlighting the value of contributors through the OSPO Alliance faces,
- Quarterly updates and OnRamps
- Airbus OSPO: the (ongoing) journey of developers in a heavy industry
Speaker: Frédéric Sicot — eXpert in Open Source and InnerSource Software at Airbus.- From Tires to Code: Building Michelin’s OSPO
Speaker: Julien Millau — Distinguished Engineer at Michelin.- Apereo and Academics OSPOs: Building on 25 Years of Open Source Practice in Higher Education
Speaker: Patrick Masson — Executive Director at the Apereo Foundation.
📆 Check Onramp for more details and upcoming program!
📆 Events and presentations: Open Source Conference (Luxembourg) was a big success (congrats!!) and we hope we will meet you at the Open Source Experience (Dec 9-10th, Paris).
👉🏻 Follow all news, events and announcements here: OSPO Alliance News,
👉🏻 Strong opinion, pain to share ? Join the discussions on our Forum
📊 Community Metrics: Activity and Growth
✍🏻 Project activities (last 12 months)
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| Commits | 1867 |
| Issues | 108 |
| People | 35 |
📈 Quarterly community trends
- Web (Matomo): +3364 visits on web + forum
- Top countries: Singapore, US, India, Denmark, China
- Most visited: /de, onramp, translations, news
- LinkedIn: 679 followers (+25)
- Mastodon, BlueSky and X: +16 followers
The OSPO Alliance continues to champion open source governance with depth, diversity, and digital ambition 🚀.
Your OSPO Alliance team