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Ossi (other)
Ossi may refer to: Organizations * Open Source Seed Initiative, dedicated to maintaining access to plant genetic resources * Open Source Software Institute, promoter of open-source software solutions in the US Federal, state and municipal government agencies * Organisation of Serbian Students Abroad People * Ossi (East Germans), a nickname given to former residents of the country East Germany (GDR) * Ossian Ossi Blomqvist (1908–1955), Finnish speed skater * Oskar "Ossi" Bonde (born 1979), the drummer of the rock band Johnossi * Ossi Kauppi (1929–2000), Finnish ice hockey player * Ossi Oikarinen (born 1970), Finnish engineer who works in Formula One * Ossi Oswalda (1899–1948), German silent film actress * Ossi Reichert (1925–2006), German Alpine skier * Ossi Runne (1927–2020), Finnish conductor and composer * Ossi Sandvik (born 1953), Finnish politician Other uses * Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity * Ossi, Sardinia, a city in the province of Sassari, Sardinia See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Source Seed Initiative
The Open Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) is an organization that developed and maintains a mechanism through which plant breeders can designate the new crop varieties they have bred as open source. This mechanism is advanced as an alternative to patent-protected seeds sold by large agriculture companies such as Monsanto or DuPont. OSSI is a U.S. based not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization focusing on establishing a protected commons of open source varieties and on educational and outreach activities associated with the development of this open source seed commons and on seed rights and issues related to the control of seed. The OSSI was founded in 2012 by a group of plant breeders, farmers, and seed companies. Founders include Jack Kloppenburg, Irwin Goldman, Claire Luby, Thomas Michaels, Frank Morton, Jonathan Spero, Alejandro Argumedo, and Jahi Chappell. Tom Stearns was an early supporter and advisor to the OSSI founders. Carol Deppe and C.R. Lawn joined the OSSI board of director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |