Perens at the World Summit on the Information Society 2005 in Tunis speaking on "Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer?"
Bruce Perens (born around 1958[1]) is an American computer programmer and advocate in the free software movement. He created The Open Source Definition and published the first formal announcement and manifesto of open source.[4][5] He co-founded the Open Source Initiative (OSI) with Eric S. Raymond.[6]
In 2005, Perens represented Open Source at the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society, at the invitation of the United Nations Development Programme. He has appeared before national legislatures and is often quoted in the press, advocating for open source and the reform of national and international technology policy.
Perens is also an amateur radio operator, with call sign K6BP.[7] He promotes open radio communications standards[8] and open-source hardware.[9]
In 2016 Perens, along with Boalt Hall (Berkeley Law) professor Lothar Determann, co-authored "Open Cars"[10] which appeared in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.
In 2018 Perens founded the Open Research Institute (ORI), a non-profit research and development organization to address technologies involving Open Source, Open Hardware, Open Standards, Open Content, and Open Access to Research. In April 2022 he divorced himself from the organization and reported he was starting a new charity, HamOpen.org, to redirect his focus, and align with the ARRL organization for their liability insurance benefit. HamOpen has been most visible supporting the convention exhibitions of projects Perens supports, including M17 and FreeDV.[11][12]
^ abLohr, Steve (September 9, 2002). "TECHNOLOGY; Champion of Open-Source Is Out at Hewlett-Packard". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
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^"The Open Source Definition". ldp.dvo.ru. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
^"Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution". Oreilly.com. March 29, 1999. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
^"History of the OSI | Open Source Initiative". Opensource.org. September 19, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
^"Vanity License - K6BP - Perens, Bruce J". FCC Universal Licensing System. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^Interview with Leo Laporte on 'The Tech Guy' radio show, October 16, 2011
^"TAPR introduces open-source hardware license, OSI skeptical". Ars Technica. February 23, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^Determann, Lothar; Perens, Bruce (September 11, 2016). "Open Cars". Berkeley Technology Law Journal. 32 (2, 2017). Social Science Research Network: 50 Pages. SSRN 2837598.
^Bruce Perens [@BrucePerns] (April 2, 2022). "I am sad to say that I am forming yet another 501(c)3 today to facilitate Amateur Radio Open Source Projects. Unlike ORI it will be an ARRL affiliated club, and will cultivate a diversity of donors to avoid the IRS mistake we made with ORI" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Bruce Perens [@BrucePerns] (May 2, 2022). "HamOpen.org is now a California Public Benefit Non-Profit Corporation. I should be able to get the 1023 form to be a 501(c)3 out to IRS today. It will be an umbrella 501(c)3 for Amateur Radio Open Source projects, to help them get funded" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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