Shane Coughlan

The OpenChain Project has a substantial presence on GitHub. We use our space to store core documents like the project charter and specification, our growing library of reference material under CC-0 licensing, and other material like our project image assets. This allows our global community to quickly access, share and improve all aspects of our work.

We have recently been expanding the membership of our project repositories and we would be delighted to welcome you too. As of today, with 76 members and 34 pending invitations, we have a diverse community of technical, legal and management experts sharing knowledge to make open source compliance easier, faster and better.

Get Involved

• https://github.com/OpenChain-Project

The Open Compliance Summit is held annually in Japan. It is an exclusive 2-day event for Linux Foundation members and select invitees that provides an excellent opportunity for organizations to share knowledge around open source compliance. This conference is designed to build connections that streamline interactions between companies of all sizes in all sectors.

We had a great event on the 17th and 18th of December 2019 and – given our position as the key event globally focused on open source compliance – we ran a survey from attendees. Here are the results.

All of this feedback will be going into making the 2020 event event better. Thank you everyone!

Learn More about Open Compliance Summit 2020

• https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-compliance-summit/

The video minutes from our latest partner call are available online. Check them out below.

The video minutes of our latest Third Monday call are available online. Check them out below.

The OpenChain Reference Tooling Work Group meets on a bi-weekly schedule via teleconference to discuss one of the most pressing issues around open source compliance: how do we automate as much as possible? The work group has been active since summer 2019 mapping out how references toolchains can be described and shared, helping companies exploring automation with open source to begin engagement with the field. The core concept behind the work group is to create a situation where any company wishing to use open source tooling for open source compliance can do so, and making it clear where interoperability is focused for companies operating a hybrid approach of proprietary and open source tools. 

Learn More

OpenChain Reference Tooling Work Group in 2020 from Shane Coughlan

Get Involved

• https://groups.io/g/oss-based-compliance-tooling

Today the OpenChain Project is releasing a community contribution from Ibrahim Haddad covering metrics that can be applied to evaluate source code scanning tools. This is a timely topic, given the amount of discussion around our global community around automation, and the initial release of this document is intended to encourage discussion about what a final, official OpenChain reference document could contain.

Get this guide and many more documents in the OpenChain Reference Library: https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Reference-Material

The fifth meeting of the OpenChain Korea Work Group will take place as a remote conference call at 2pm on the 19th of March. All interested parties are invited to attend and to help make the first major meeting in Korea this year a success. Topics will include a review of open source use in enterprises, an exploration a new ‘Introduction to OpenChain’ manual published by NIPA, and a collaborative round-table session on Bill of Material tracking.

Join the Meeting

• Schedule: 2020-03-19 (Thu) 2:00~ pm
• How to join on PC
  (1) PC에서 https://uberconference.com/openchainproject 접속
  (2) Your Name 입력 후, “Join audio-only” 클릭하여 방에 입장 
  (3) Confirm settings 화면에서 마이크와 스피커 설정 확인 후 > Join conference
• How to join on Phone
  (1) 핸드폰에서 02-6022-2388로 전화
  (2) 855 889 3011 # 입력

Get More Details on the Meeting

• https://openchain-project.github.io/OpenChain-KWG/meeting/5th-meeting-online/

Get More Details on all OpenChain Korea Activities

• https://openchain-project.github.io/OpenChain-KWG/

The OpenChain Project is delighted to welcome South Toranomon Law Offices as the latest participant in our partner program.  South Toranomon Law Offices is one of the oldest leading business law firms in Japan, providing services and support around litigation, general corporate, intellectual property, employment, international and professional liability among other things. They have deep experience in working with corporate clients around the management of open source software, including in the area of open source license compliance.

“South Toranomon Law Offices are the first law firm in Japan to join the OpenChain Partner Program,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “We are delighted to have the opportunity to collaborate with legal professionals such as Uenuma San and Katayama San in the development of strong support services for the OpenChain industry standard in Japan.”

Learn More About South Toranomon Law Offices

• http://www.s-tora.com/en/overview/

The fifth edition of the seminal open source compliance book by Dr Till Jaeger and Professor Axel Metzger is now out in German. This updated edition features OpenChain prominently in the compliance chapter, further solidifying our place in the larger software governance ecosystem, and ensuring a new audience can understand our role in defining the key requirements of quality open source compliance programs. While an English version of this book is not available, OpenChain has an extensive and growing German Work Group, and we hope this text may be useful in discussions with suppliers.

Get a Copy

• https://www.amazon.de/Open-Source-Software-Rechtliche-Rahmenbedingungen/dp/3406734979/

Fiducia & GAD came third in the public award voting AND received the special Jury Award at the recent SAM Strategies event held in Germany. Stefan Thanheiser and his team have spearheaded the topic of open source license compliance in software asset management, and have been an early participant in the OpenChain Project German community as we formalize the key requirements of quality open source compliance programs. We are delighted to celebrate their work and promotion of OpenChain in Germany and beyond.

Learn More About Fiducia & GAD

• http://www.fiduciagad.de/

Check Out SAM Strategies

• https://www.sam-strategies.de/