Welcome to The University of Texas at Austin Open Source Program Office (UT-OSPO)
The UT-OSPO empowers researchers to take full advantage of open source software in their work. We aim to engage faculty and students in an open source participation pathway.
The UT-OSPO is a member of the The University of Texas System Open Source Program Office (Texas-OSPO) which has been launched to support the creation, use, and management of open source software across the UT System. The initial pilot includes staff from UT Austin, UT Dallas, UT El Paso, and UT San Antonio. This Texas-OSPO team creates training and other resources for use by UT System researchers to better understand and support open source software.
Open source software is software released under a license that grants others the rights to access, use, distribute, and modify the source code. Open source software development in academia can benefit researchers by allowing for greater sustainability, transparency, collaboration, and impact, and is often required by funding agencies.
The UT-OSPO is generously funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
(Grant number grant number: G-2023-20944)
Meet Our Team
Experts from the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), central IT services, University of Texas Libraries, and the School of Information.
Discover Resources
Learn about the UT-OSPO Participation Pathway and Open Source community websites.
Get Training
Find training opportunities in-person, virtual, or sessions previously recorded.
Review Reports
See what UT-OSPO has been up to since launching in August 2023.
