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OpenChain Newsletter #84

Newsletter – Issue 84 – November 2025

The OpenChain Newsletter provides a monthly summary of our work. It contains an overview of what we are doing to build trust around license compliance and security in the open source supply chain. We accept suggestions and ideas. Feel free to mail us at any time.

This month’s update highlights significant momentum in global adoption, particularly in the semiconductor and logistics sectors, alongside a wealth of educational resources regarding AI, SBOMs, and container compliance.

Strategic Updates

The Governing Board has released a special message regarding the project’s direction. Additionally, for those who missed it, the full recording of the OpenChain Mini-Summit from OSS Europe is now available.

New Adopters (ISO/IEC 5230)

The ecosystem continues to expand with major industry players announcing conformance. This is a strong signal for supply chain managers to review their own vendor requirements.

Knowledge Base & Webinars

Three critical topics were covered this month: Software identification, patent non-aggression (OIN), and container compliance.

Work Group Recordings & Deep Dives

If you are actively building compliance programs, these recordings provide insight into current best practices for AI, Telco, and SBOMs.

Community & Ecosystem News

  • New Partner: Sun Square is now an official OpenChain Partner. Read More

  • Survey Data: OpenChain featured in the Deloitte Global ITAM Survey 2025. Read More

  • Event Recaps:

Actionable Items for Readers

  1. Assess Your Container Strategy: With the new webinar on “Containers and Compliance,” now is a good time to review how your organization handles license compliance within containerized environments.

  2. Review AI Governance: The AI Work Group is highly active. If your organization is integrating AI, reviewing the “Asia Sync” or “NA/Europe Workshop” recordings is recommended to stay ahead of upcoming specification adjustments.

  3. Benchmarking: Review the Deloitte Global ITAM Survey to see how your asset management and compliance practices compare to global standards.

Get Involved: Future Meetings

The recordings listed above represent recurring monthly work groups. To influence the direction of OpenChain standards (particularly in AI and SBOMs), you are encouraged to attend the next live sessions.

  • For Automotive: Look for the next Automotive WG Workshop to discuss supply chain specifics.

  • For AI Policy: Join the next monthly workshop (split by region) to contribute to the AI compliance roadmap.

  • For General Education: The Monthly Specification and Education calls are the best entry point for newcomers.

To find the schedule for the next meetings and join the mailing lists, please visit: https://openchainproject.org/participate

Note: This newsletter usually only contains primary meetings. Some community meetings are not recorded or are released through other channels.

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This newsletter is created by using a template, curating links from a month of OpenChain news posted on the blog and using these prompts on Google Gemini to fill out the central news:

  • “Summarize the following newsletter for folks interested in the open source compliance to learn the latest changes in the space and find possible items that can act on. Include the links in this newsletter. Add notes on potential further actions by readers, particularly around attending future meetings. Direct people to this link to participate further: https://openchainproject.org/participate”

The newsletter is then subject to an edit cycle. If you spot any errors we missed, please contact us.