Strengthening Trust, Transparency, and Compliance in the Software Supply Chain
Ibrahim Haddad has written a great article discussing the OpenChain Project, our standards, and why our work has impact over on LinkedIn. We encourage everyone to take a moment and read his overview. Short preview below:
Over the past decade, the software supply chain has moved from a technical implementation concern to a strategic enterprise risk. Software has become central to every product and service, raising the responsibility bar for organizations to ensure that the software they ship is secure, compliant, and transparently governed.
This is where the OpenChain Project, hosted by the Linux Foundation, enters the picture.
For those unfamiliar, OpenChain defines industry standards for managing open source license compliance and security assurance across complex software supply chains. It provides a shared language for companies to communicate expectations and verify open source due diligence internally and with partners.
Yet, many organizations are still sitting on the sidelines.
After helping build and advise dozens of OSPOs over the past 15 years, from startups to multinationals, I can say this with confidence:
If your organization consumes or distributes open source software (hint: you do), OpenChain is not optional. It’s inevitable.
