Regina Obe<p>Oregon State University | Open Source Lab ( <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/OSUOSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSUOSL</span></a>) is in jeopardy of shutting down this year because of budget cuts. OSUOSL has been vital to the functioning of OSGeo (Open Source Geospatial Foundation) <a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/sac/2025-April/016732.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/sac/</span><span class="invisible">2025-April/016732.html</span></a> Projects under <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/OSGeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSGeo</span></a> are <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/PostGIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostGIS</span></a>, pgRouting, <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/QGIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QGIS</span></a> GeoServer, GDAL, GEOS and others which are foundational software for the GIS community both in Open Source arena and others. If you know any corporations willing to support OSUOSL, please pass the message along.</p>