Juniper Networks Extends Commitment to Open Source Software and Communities

PORTLAND, Ore. - July 17, 2019 - OSCON – The Open Source Initiative ® (OSI), the founding organization of the Open Source Software movement and steward of the Open Source Definition, announced today corporate sponsorship by Juniper Networks, the longstanding proponent of open source software and open standards, and industry leader in automated, scalable, and secure networks. Juniper Networks firmly believes open source and open standards foster greater innovation, and for years has actively participated in a variety of open source communities and key standards bodies, including FreeBSD Foundation, Linux Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and OpenStack Foundation. In addition to their support of open source foundations, the networking company has released or contributed to many free and open source projects such as OpenStack, Ansible, Salt, PyEZ, wistar, OpenNTI, Tungsten Fabric, along with dozens of others.

"Open source has never been more fundamental to technology innovation today, forming the building blocks for widely used platforms in networks, clouds and applications in every industry sector." said Randy Bias, VP of Technology and Open Source Software. "Juniper supports the OSI's key role in articulating and defending the principles on which open source is based, especially as the technologies in which open source is used rapidly evolve and respond to competitive and regulatory pressures."

"Open source has meaning," added VM (Vicky) Brasseur, Director of Open Source Strategy at Juniper Networks. "It means a lot to Juniper Networks, which recognises the benefits it receives from using Open Source Software and its responsibilities to the communities that build that software. That meaning extends beyond the software to the term itself, as represented in the Open Source Definition (OSD). Without this shared and standard definition, Juniper and other enterprises could not communicate and operate effectively. We at Juniper are grateful for the dedication that OSI has shown over the past and future years to protecting the Open Source Definition and the meaning of open source."

As more and more companies shift from being consumers of open source to contributors—or even creators—of open source, many face internal challenges: executive buy-in, re-orienting middle management, re-engineering internal processes, and identifying compatible business models that don't just work with open source (or conflict with it), but actually leverage its power to innovate and differentiate. These are the issues now front and center for so many seeking the benefits and successes of Open Source Software, and this is exactly where the OSI is focusing work today: continuing efforts in awareness and adoption, while expanding work to promote authenticity and foster sustainability.

Support from the world's leading technology companies, like Juniper Networks, is critical for not only the financial contributions that keep OSI operational, but also for their role as exemplars who help to inform current practice and mentor the broader Open Source Software community. "Juniper have been tremendous support to OSI while we have been establishing the Open Source and Standards Working Group to address the challenges faced understanding open source by the de jure standards community" said Simon Phipps, OSI Director and immediate past President. "Having them additionally offer sponsorship is most welcome and we look forward to further collaboration."

About Juniper Networks
Juniper Networks simplifies the complexities of networking with products, solutions and services in the cloud era to transform the way we connect, work and live. We remove the traditional constraints of networking to enable our customers and partners to deliver automated, scalable and secure networks that connect the world. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net) or connect with Juniper on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/JuniperNetworks). Discover more about Juniper Networks and open source, at https://www.juniper.net/us/en/company/open-source/.

About The Open Source Initiative
Founded in 1998, The Open Source Initiative protects and promotes Open Source Software, development and communities, championing software freedom in society through education, collaboration, and infrastructure, stewarding the Open Source Definition, and preventing abuse of the ideals and ethos inherent to the open source movement. The OSI is a public charity with global vision based in California. For more information about the OSI, please see, https://opensource.org, or connect via Twitter (https://twitter.com/OpenSourceOrg)

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