Shane Coughlan is an expert in communication, security and business development. His professional accomplishments include spearheading the licensing team that elevated Open Invention Network into the largest patent non-aggression community in history, establishing the leading professional network of Open Source legal experts and aligning stakeholders to launch both the first law journal and the first law book dedicated to Open Source. Shane has extensive knowledge of Open Source governance, internal process development, supply chain management and community building. His experience includes engagement with the enterprise, embedded, mobile and automotive industries.
For the holiday season the OpenChain Japan Work Group will be running new posts about the project and open source compliance in general from 1st to 25th of December.
Big thanks to Watanabe San and Endo San for making this happen!
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The OpenChain Project is delighted to announce that LG Electronics is the latest company to announce an OpenChain conformant program. LGE is the first major Korean company to take this step, cementing their status as a thought leader in the space, and directly building on their active work throughout 2019 in establishing the OpenChain Korea Work Group
“Open source software is increasingly being used in new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the cloud,” said I.P. Park, CTO of LG Electronics. “We will comply with open source licenses and increase quality so that customers can use LG Electronics’ products and services with confidence.”
“The LG Electronics open source team has been a fantastic part of the global open source community for many years,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “We have been collaborating on open source program office matters, on open source compliance matters, and on broader open source optimization in the context of business workflows. Today’s announcement builds on the past and clearly signals a bright future. I and all the rest of the OpenChain community are looking forward to furthering our relationship and furthering great initiatives such as the OpenChain Korea Work Group.”
About LG Electronics
LG Electronics is a global leader in technological innovation in the fields of electronics, mobile communication devices and home appliances, and conducts business in more than 100 locations around the world.
LG Electronics has been carrying out various activities for open source compliance with professional manpower since 2007. LG Electronics has established a process for open source compliance and manages the use and distribution of open source through its own system efficiently. LG Electronics also operates a website for outside developers at http://opensource.lge.com. Developers can download open source through the website and check open source licenses, as well as get answers if any questions.
About the OpenChain Project
The OpenChain Project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent. The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements. The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.
About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world’s top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and industry adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.
The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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The OpenChain Automotive Work Group held its second meeting adjacent to Open Source Summit Europe in Lyon during October. We had a full house (people had to sit in the corners). Check out the agenda slides and two great presentations from Scania and Bosch.
The OpenChain Project continues our community interview series with Nicole in Germany. Learn more about her approach to and work in the technology industry here in an interview that is anchored by the OpenChain Project but covers a wide range of IT and gender related topics.
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As always, you are welcome and encouraged to join every list that fits into your interests. This is an open community that develops an open industry standard with extensive open reference material. We are delighted to support multiple industries in the adopting the key requirements of a quality open source compliance program.
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Our Automotive Work Group is *already* on Groups.io and will not change:
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Our Automotive Work Group is *already* on Groups.io and will not change:
openchain-automotive-work-group@groups.io
Our Reference Tooling Work Group is *already* on Groups.io and will not change:
oss-based-compliance-tooling@groups.io
Bird&Bird and the OpenChain Project are collaborating on a workshop uniquely positioned to explore the emerging industry standard for open source compliance and how it can be applied in automotive, infrastructure and other supply chains. This workshop will feature practical case studies and activity overviews from Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager, Christian Kessel, Partner, and Miriam Ballhausen, Counsel at Bird&Bird, as well as representatives from OpenChain-conformant organizations such as Hella Aglaia GmbH. Attendees can expect a focus on real world solutions for real world problems, particularly with respect to product deployment and lifecycle support from the perspective of open source compliance, and targeted advice on how to reduce resource costs while increasingly the quality of such compliance programs. The event will also feature detailed updates on the progress of OpenChain towards being an ISO standard in the first half of 2020, while explaining currently available certification options such as TPS PPP 15001A from TUV SUD.
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https://www.twobirds.com/de/events/germany/2019/open-source-management-fuer-automobilzulieferer
LYON, October 29, 2019 – Today Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation announces conformance with the OpenChain standard for open source compliance in the supply chain. This step builds on two years of deep collaboration between Sony group companies and the OpenChain Project in Japan, Taiwan and globally. It marks another milestone in the adoption of OpenChain across multiple industries and supports increased efficiency for managing open source licenses inside and between companies.
“As a global leader of imaging & sensing technology, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation has built a quality management system including OSS license compliance so that our customers can use our products and services with confidence,” says Dai Sugimoto, Quality Officer of Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation. “The Quality Assurance Department manages OSS compliance, traceability, and vulnerabilities in all products and services, independent of product development teams. Also all software staff has been trained to understand OSS license compliance issues and to comply with the resulting obligations. We support the OpenChain project because our activities are in alignment with the project. Sony Corporation has been involved with the OpenChain project since 2017 as a Platinum member. We express our commitment to support a highly transparent supply chain for customers’ OSS compliance through our own OpenChain conformance.”
“Sony is a key member of the OpenChain Governing Board and the broader global OpenChain community,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “Their work in building engagement from existing and new stakeholders has been remarkable. Today they are taking a leadership position once more, with Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation announcing OpenChain Conformance, a step that further illustrates the practical, real-world applicability of our international standard for open source compliance.”
About Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation is the global leader in image sensors. Our semiconductor business also includes a variety of other parts including microdisplays, LSIs, and laser diodes. We strive to provide advanced imaging technologies that bring greater convenience and fun to people’s lives. In addition, we also work to develop and bring to market new kinds of sensing technologies with the aim of offering various solutions that will take the visual and recognition capabilities of both human and machines to greater heights. For more information, please visit: https://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/e/
About the OpenChain Project
The OpenChain Project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent. The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements. The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.
About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world’s top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and industry adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.
The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Media Contacts
Shane Coughlan
+818040358083
coughlan@linux.com
LYON, October 29, 2019 – Liferay, a company that provides digital solutions for businesses, has announced OpenChain Conformance. They join a growing community of companies publicly announcing their adoption of the industry standard outlining the key requirements of a quality open source compliance program.
“Liferay has always been an open source company with an enterprise focus,” says Matija Šuklje, Licensing Counsel at Liferay Inc. “Codifying our commitment is a big part of that. By certifying as OpenChain Specification 2.0 compliant, we are formalizing our open source compliance and ensuring that customers and partners have a clear understanding of our commitments. With this announcement, we hope to encourage others to work together to create an efficient software supply chain.”
“Liferay has been part of the OpenChain eco-system for a considerable period,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “it has been a pleasure to work with Matija in discussing and refining OpenChain reference material. Today marks another milestone in our relationship with Liferay announcing OpenChain Conformance. This step illustrates not only their commitment to excellence in open source but also serves as an inspiration for other companies of similar sizes and in similar market sectors.”
About Liferay
Liferay makes software that helps companies create digital experiences on web, mobile and connected devices. Our platform is open source, which makes it more reliable, innovative and secure. We try to leave a positive mark on the world through business and technology. Hundreds of organizations in financial services, healthcare, government, insurance, retail, manufacturing and multiple other industries use Liferay. Visit us at www.liferay.com.
About the OpenChain Project
The OpenChain Project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent. The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements. The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.
About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world’s top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and industry adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.
The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Media Contacts
Shane Coughlan
+818040358083
coughlan@linux.com
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