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Python Wasn't Built in a Day: An Origin Story Worth Knowing

The history and evolution of the Python programming language, highlighting five counter-intuitive takeaways from the documentary "Python: The Documentary."

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Welcome OSPO Student Ambassadors!

Four student ambassadors are joining the GW OSPO to increase campus community engagement with open source.

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UN Tech Over Hackathon: “Ahead of the Storm”

GW student Shruthiveena Krishnamurthy recounts her experience attending the UN Hackathon during Open Source Week in New York City.

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GW OSPO's Open Source Art Project

OPSO Director David Lippert and LAI Senior Web Developer Max Turer hosted a workshop on Open Source Art. 

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Celebrating GW's First Annual Open Source Conference: Hooray!

The inaugural George Washington University Open Source Conference (GW OSCON) has officially wrapped up, and what a success it was!

Open Source Benefits Developers and the World

George Hacks 2025

The GW OSPO delivered an introductory talk on open source software for attendees of the George Hacks hackathon.

2024 Open Source Student Award Winners

2024 Student Open Source Award Winners

Congratulations to the Winners of GW's 2024 Student Open Source Awards Program!

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Academic Open Source Support Structures

Panel presentation at the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) about the power of networking with examples of three types of Open Source Program Office (OSPO) networks (Institutional, Regional,...

Nava Open Source Summit

Nava Open-Source Summit: Modernizing Government with Code

The GW OSPO participated in the Nava Open Source Summit, highlighting the growing impact of open source in modernizing and transforming government technology.

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The GW OSPO Endorses OSI’s Definition of Open Source AI

GW OSPO endorsement of OSI's draft definition of open source AI