There are many OSS organizations in existence today, many of them focusing on network-related software tooling. However, they struggle to engage actual network operator engineers in development and uptake of software.
The current focus of POSSIE is on understanding Internet network operator interest in, and perceived impediments to, open source software use and development.
For more information, see: https://possie.techark.org/operators-and-open-source-software-survey/