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Open Source MANO (OSM) is an ETSI-hosted open source community delivering a production-quality MANO stack for NFV, capable of consuming openly published information models, available to everyone, suitable for all VNFs, operationally significant and VIM-independent. OSM is aligned to NFV ISG information models while providing first-hand feedback based on its implementation experience.
Release NINE brings a number of improvements over previous releases. For the full list of new features, please refer to the [Release Notes](https://osm.etsi.org/wikipub/images/0/01/OSM_Release_NINE_-_Release_Notes.pdf). For a comprehensive overview of OSM functionalities, you can also refer to the [OSM White Papers and Release Notes of previous releases](https://osm.etsi.org/wikipub/index.php/Release_notes_and_whitepapers).
