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.
Seth Newberry from the Joint Development Foundation joined us to provide an overview of what they do, how it impacts OpenChain, and what it means for other open source and related projects moving forward. As always we had some great comments and questions, and we look forward to getting more over time via our mailing lists and meetings!
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This is OpenChain Webinar #10, released on 2020-08-25.
The recording of our regular bi-weekly Specification Work Team is now available. This is where people can provide input on the current version of the standard, suggest new reference material, and also provide suggestions for our future.
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The OpenChain Automotive Work Group held a European/Asian meeting on the 18th of August. This meeting focused on discussions around SPDX and tooling in the automotive sphere. Check out the full recording below.
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OpenChain has been featured in a host of webinars recently. Here is one sent in from our friends at Source Code Control in the UK. Martin joined a team of experts to talk about Application Modernization and how OpenChain fits into the process picture.
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This webinar was a live walk-through of the Conformance Questionnaire with example solutions to each question required for OpenChain conformance. It was designed to be immediately useful to any organization considering or undergoing OpenChain conformance.
This is OpenChain Webinar #9, released on 2020-08-05.
The OpenChain Reference Tooling Work Group meets bi-weekly to discuss open source tools for open source compliance. There are frequent demos and discussions around practical use. This is a good place to engage if you are considering open source tooling for your compliance activities.
This video is intended to give you an example of what our community gets up to in this area.
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We are discussing ideas and observations regarding OpenChain 2.0. This maps perfectly to our forthcoming ISO/IEC International Standard, currently under ballot as DIS5230, voting finishes September 23rd.
Some of the comments raised will be addressed through reference material. Some of the comments will feed into discussions for further drafts of the standard.
You can be part of this by joining our bi-weekly calls. We speak at 9am Pacific on the Second Monday and 5pm Pacific on the Fourth Monday of each month. These discussions are Chaired by Mark Gisi, the leader of the Specification Work Team.
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SAN FRANCISCO, August 4, 2020 –The OpenChain Project today announced Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company as the latest participant in the growing partner program. Wipro will provide an important bridge between companies seeking to adopt the OpenChain industry standard for compliance and the implementation of quality open source compliance programs.
“Wipro is delighted to join the growing OpenChain partner ecosystem and support the additional uptake of the industry standard for open source compliance,” says Andrew Aitken, Global Open Source Practice Leader, Wipro Limited. “We are keen to support members on their open source strategy and compliance journey through our unique advisory services. We look forward to supporting OpenChain as it graduates from ISO as a fully-fledged formal International Standard.”
“Wipro occupies a significant place in the global services industry,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “Our new partnership offers great potential to ensure that the forthcoming formalization of OpenChain as an International Standard can be messaged and understood as widely as possible. We are looking forward to collaborating closely with Andrew, Gilles and the rest of the team specialized in open source.”
About Wipro Limited
Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company. We harness the power of cognitive computing, hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. A company recognized globally for its comprehensive portfolio of services, strong commitment to sustainability and good corporate citizenship, we have over 180,000 dedicated employees serving clients across six continents. Together, we discover ideas and connect the dots to build a better and a bold new future.
This week we will be doing something a little bit special with the webinar format. It will be a live walk-through of the Conformance Questionnaire with example solutions to each question required for OpenChain conformance. This is the first run-through of what will become a formal OpenChain video guide later in the month. As such, it will be interactive, and your suggestions for improvement will be taken on-board. Meanwhile, this run-through will be immediately useful to any organization considering or undergoing OpenChain conformance right now. Join us at 9am Pacific.
This is part of the bi-weekly OpenChain Webinar series. Every two weeks we have international speakers covering a wide range of topics related to practical open source compliance challenges, solutions and considerations. You can learn more about this series here:
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