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Shane Coughlan

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.

Coming Soon: OpenChain Germany Work Group Meeting – 2023-03-30

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The next OpenChain Germany Work Group meeting will be held online on Thursday 30 March 2023, from 09:00 to 11:00 CET. The meeting will be held under Chatham House conditions to ensure frank discussion. Big thanks to PwC for arranging and hosting us once again.

The preliminary agenda of the next online meeting is as follows:

  1. Global compliance market briefing (OpenChain)
  2. German market insights (PwC/all)
  3. Case study 1 – security market briefing
  4. Case study 2 – state of tooling in open-source automation
  5. Report on the SBOM situation

Join us for the opportunity to share knowledge, take part in frank discussion and network with German players in the Open Source world. To register for this event, please click “Registration” in the menu above

Registration is open until 29 March 2023. We’ll send you an email with further information as soon as you’ve registered for the event, followed by your login details at a later date.

Coming Soon: OpenChain UK Work Group Meeting @ BBC – 2023-03-28

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The next OpenChain UK Work Group meeting will be kindly hosted by the BBC at their Salford studios in Media City on the 28th of March. Thank you to David Buckhurst and Tom Sadler at the BBC for arranging this. For those staying overnight, there is a tentative plan to gather for a meal in the evening. 

The Work Group meeting will start at around 1pm with lunch and the core event will start at 1:45 and run until 3:00. After that, we’re planning some additional activities, including a visit to the BBC’s famous “blue room” https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/entries/03be315d-df39-3e1e-90a1-595c3d931613

To take part in this meeting place contact the organizers via the OpenChain UK Work Group mailing list:

Coming Soon: OpenChain Export Control Work Group – Third Meeting – 2023-03-07

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The OpenChain Export Control Work Group will hold its third meeting on the 7th of March at 08:00 UTC. The focus will be on reviewing the new volunteer project being set up at https://github.com/crypto-law-survey to help explore the continuation of Bert’s work on http://www.cryptolaw.org/ as a general community resource.

Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/93456802267Meeting ID: 93456802267

One Tap Mobile

+13052241968,,93456802267# US
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Coming Soon: OpenChain Japan – OSPO Local Meetup – 2023-03-10 and 2023-03-24

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OpenChain Japan – OSPO Local Meetups in collaboration with TODO Group will take place between 15:00 and 16:00 on 2023-03-10 and 2023-03-24. Join via Zoom to learn more about activities in this area.

Zoom Meeting ID: 84799126957 / パスワード: 3L3NNss1
( https://zoom.us/j/84799126957?pwd=UzRJWkpxa1FlbkRNVHhVbFJVNnMwUT09 )

参加申込:不要
参加条件:独禁法、LF行動規範、および、チャタムハウスルールに従うこと
( No application for participation required, Participation required to follow an Antitrust Law, LF Code of Conduct, and Chatham House rules. )

議題 (Agenda):

OSPO ローカル ミートアップは、日本のオープン ソース プログラム オフィスの状況について話し合い、組織内でのオープン ソース戦略の採用を促進します。 TODO GroupとOpenChain Japan WPによるサポート。

OSPO Local Meetup to discuss the status of Open Source Program offices in Japan, and foster the adoption of an open source strategy within organizations. Supported by TODO Group and OpenChain Japan Working Group.

詳細は以下参照(See this URL for details)
https://community.linuxfoundation.org/ospo-local-meetup-japan-japanese-speaking/

Coming Soon: OpenChain Webinar #49 – FOSDEM Recap – 2023-03-06

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The next OpenChain Webinar will feature a FOSDEM recap by Philippe Ombredanne of NexB for everyone who did not attend the event in Belgium at the start of 2023. The webinar will take place between 10:00 and 11:00 UTC (11:00 CET – 12:00 CET) on the 6th of March 2023.

We will use the OpenChain Project Zoom room:
https://zoom.us/j/4377592799

This call is open to every individual and company regardless of their membership of Linux Foundation or the OpenChain Project.

Check your timezone:
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Compare timezones:
https://www.worldtimebuddy.com

Join via one tap mobile:
+86 10 8783 3177,,4377592799# Mainland China
+33 1 8699 5831,,4377592799# France
+49 69 7104 9922,,4377592799# Germany
+81 524 564 439,,4377592799# Japan
+82 2 3143 9612,,4377592799# Korea
+91 80 71 279 440,,4377592799# India
+886 (2) 7741 7473,,4377592799# Taiwan
+44 330 088 5830,,4377592799# UK
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Find your local country number:
https://zoom.us/u/awFnORNiA
Meeting ID: 437 759 2799

OpenChain Japan Work Group Meeting #26 (Hybrid #1) – Recording

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The first face-to-face OpenChain Japan Work Group meeting in three years was hosted by Hitachi Solutions and featured our usual exceptional schedule of case studies and discussion. Big thank you to Ayumi and team for providing a great place to bring the community together. You can check out all the main sections of the meeting in our recording (English and Japanese).

Interested in future events? Join our Japan Work Group mailing list:

OpenChain @ OpenAnolis Standardization SIG Meeting

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The OpenChain Project was invited by Max at Alibaba to present at the OpenAnolis Standardization SIG Meeting on the 25th of February event held between 15:00 ~ 18:00 CST. The focus was on explaining the current OpenChain specifications for open source license compliance and security assurance, and how the OpenChain community supports organizations of all sizes engaging with the open source supply chain.

Overview

The Anolis OS Standardization SIG and Anolis OS ecological partners jointly develop the Anolis OS standard. The Anolis OS standard is used to ensure the compatibility and consistency of Anolis OS in the upstream and downstream of the industry chain.

Learn More About Their Work

OpenChain Reference Library – Complete Overhaul

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The OpenChain Reference Library has been significantly updated to improve navigation. This is an administrative item that was pending for a while. Its completion should make it possible (and easy!) for anyone to access our library and find material. It should also make it a lot easier for our Education Work Group to assess and improve or expand existing material.

Access The Repository

The New Structure

Some Notes

This new structure is designed to overcome discoverability issues with the previous repository and to make it easier for continual improvement both of individual documents and for the navigation of the repository as a whole. This means that your feedback, suggestions and help are most welcome. You can leave feedback and ideas for improvement as GitHub issues or via our Education Work Group mailing list.