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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.

Minutes from the Second OpenChain Korea Work Group Meeting

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the OpenChain Korea Work Group 2nd meeting on the 12th of June. Special thanks to Samsung Electronics for providing the venue and informative session presentation.

1. Everyone is invited to share notes, slides and other information on our wiki page: https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/openchain/openchain-korean-working-group

2. We discussed the BMT Guidance Document for evaluation of the TTA Standard – Open Software Licensing Analysis Tool: http://www.tta.or.kr/data/weeklyNoticeView.jsp?pk_num=5693&nowSu=0&search=&data=&totalSu=1&ag_code=0000100004

3. The tooling overview presentation covered three topics with three sets of slides as per below.

4.  The 3rd meeting will take place at the SKT with our kind host being Woody Park.

  • If you have a topic that you would like to discuss at the third meeting, please feel free to comment.
  • We are currently considering the first week of September but the formal announcement will come later.

5. The OpenChain Korea Work Group is using an an open source approach to collaborate and share ways for everyone to effectively achieve Open Source Compliance.  If you are in charge of Open Source Compliance in a Korean company you can participate. If you have anyone around you who wants to participate in this meeting, please let them know how to join the Mailing List via this wiki: https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/openchain/openchain-korean-working-group

OpenChain Japan License Information Sub-Group – Meeting on the 25th June

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The License Information Sub-Group of the OpenChain Japan Work Group will host a meeting on the 25th of June. Our coordinator is Ito San from Renasas and the event will be hosted at the Fujitsu Solution Square in Tokyo. The meeting will be held in Japanese but all parties are welcome. Minutes will be shared after the meeting.

サブグループ「license info exchange」の次回、打ち合わせ日程のお知らせです。

以下の日時、場所にて次回のサブグループの打ち合わせを行います。
従来の参加者に限らず、新規メンバも参加可能ですので、ご興味のある方は、ぜひ、ご参加くださいますようお願いいたします。
<ouchi.yoshiko@fujitsu.com>

お手数ですが、参加者は、事前に大内までご連絡いただけますと幸いです。

・日時:6月25日(火)11:00-13:00
・場所:東京都大田区新蒲田1-17-25 富士通ソリューションスクエア (R226会議室) http://www.fujitsu.com/jp/about/corporate/facilities/solutionsquare/index.html (広い階段を上がった2階が受付です)
・議題:License-Info-Gudelineのレビュー、他
    
上記ガイドラインは、以下のサイトで更新中です。
https://github.com/ambai/Japan-WG-General/blob/master/License-Info-Exchange/Gudeline/License-Info-Gudeline(JP).md

※当日は、全員が集まった時点で、受付を行い会議室へ移動しますので椅子に座ってお待ちください。

OpenChain Japan Tooling Sub-Group – Third Meeting on the 20th June

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The Tooling Sub-Group of the OpenChain Japan Work Group will host its third meeting on the 20th of June. Our coordinator will be Yoshi from Toshiba and the event will be hosted at the Toshiba Kawasaki Smart Communication Center. The meeting will be held in Japanese but all parties are welcome. Minutes will be shared after the meeting.

第3回 Tooling SWG開催のリマインドです。

次回のTooling SWGですが、下記の日程でFIXさせていただきます。
 日時: 6/20 16:00
 場所: 東芝 川崎スマートコミュニケーションセンター

内容候補は
 ・ ClearlyDefined (SONY 福地さん)
 ・ FOSSology REST API の紹介 (NECソリューションイノベータ 島さん)
 ・ OpenChain仕様を考慮したSW360の運用について (東芝 浜さん)
 ・ 最近のOpenChainのツール関係活動状況ご紹介
が候補になります。1件30分位。

参加希望の方は、入館登録をしますので、メールをいただけましたら幸いです。
yoshitake.kobayashi@toshiba.co.jp

OpenChain featured in CIOReview’s Special Open Source Issue

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Mark Gisi of Wind River

Mark Gisi, Chair of the OpenChain Specification Work Team, is interviewed by CIOReview in their latest special edition, this time with a focus on open source code. You can read the interview online today and it will be available in print for July. This is a recommended read and a great starting point for people and organizations new to the OpenChain industry standard.

“A new standard gaining traction is the Linux Foundation’s OpenChain certification for Open Source license compliance and usage. This certification ensures that one can trust the open source from which software solutions are built.  Influenced by customers seeking greater assurance for their supply chain’s increasing use of open source software, Wind River, a leading IoT Linux platform and solutions supplier, maintains OpenChain conformance for all its product lines.”

Read the Interview

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10th OpenChain Japan Work Group Meeting Announced for July 16th

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第10回 OpenChain JapanWG会合(蒲田)を以下のとおり開催します。

今回は、特別拡大WGとして2部構成での開催を検討しております。
第2部では、各サブWGのセッションやオープンディスカッションが可能な セッションなどを計画中です。

Location

日時:7/16(火) 13:30-17:30 (13:00開場予定)
場所:富士通株式会社(蒲田ソリューションスクエア)
https://www.fujitsu.com/jp/about/corporate/facilities/solutionsquare/

Draft Agenda

第1部:全体セッション
    ・OpenChainについて(Shane-san):10分
    ・富士通のOSSの取り組みについて 富士通:15分
    ・Japan WG紹介(今田さん、各サブWGリーダー):10分
    ・台湾よりGuest Speaker:25分
第2部:サブWG・平行セッション

  • FAQ(公開QAと活動紹介)
  • leaflet(サプライチェーン上流への説明資料ディスカッション)
  • license-info-sg(ライセンス情報授受の必須項目ディスカッション)promotion(今後のプロモーション戦略検討)
  • tooling(SPDXなどツールデモ、ディスカッション)

オープンディスカッション
a) newbie(初めて参加する人へのレクチャ―含む)
b) OSS利活用での困りごと共有
c) その他(希望テーマ 募集)

懇親会

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OpenChain @ Open Source Summit Europe

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The OpenChain Project will be hosting a Governing Board meeting, a Steering Committee meeting, and an open discussion adjacent to the main conference.

The Governing Board meeting will run from 2 to 3.30pm and is for Platinum Members and invited guests. The Steering Committee meeting and the open discussion will run from 3.30pm and may be attended by all parties. This is a unique chance to engage with and contribute to the industry standard for open source compliance in the supply chain.

Timing and Location

October 31, 2019 | 2:00 – 5:00 pm
St Clair 2, Lyon Convention Center
Event Room Name TBD
Registration Cost: Complimentary

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OpenChain @ Open Source Summit North America

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The OpenChain Project will be hosting a Governing Board meeting, a Steering Committee meeting, and an open discussion adjacent to the main conference.

The Governing Board meeting will run from 2 to 3.30pm and is for Platinum Members and invited guests. The Steering Committee meeting and the open discussion will run from 3.30pm and may be attended by all parties. This is a unique chance to engage with and contribute to the industry standard for open source compliance in the supply chain.

Timing and Location

August 20, 2019 | 2:00 – 5:30 pm
Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Registration Cost: Complimentary

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OpenChain @ Open Source Summit Japan

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The OpenChain Project will be hosting a Governing Board meeting, a Steering Committee meeting, and an open discussion adjacent to the main conference.

The Governing Board meeting will run from 2 to 3.30pm and is for Platinum Members and invited guests. The Steering Committee meeting and the open discussion will run from 3.30pm and may be attended by all parties. This is a unique chance to engage with and contribute to the industry standard for open source compliance in the supply chain.

Timing and Location

July 19, 2019 | 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Toranomon Hills Forum
Event Room Name TBD
Registration Cost: Complimentary

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Meanwhile in the OpenChain Eco-System: Other Events – ITAM

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The OpenChain Project has a terrific amount of activity around the core project, the work groups and a growing network of conformant organizations and partners. We will be highlighting some of the network activities in the coming months to show how our industry standard is spreading.

Paul McAdam from Source Code Control delivered OpenChain-themed talks at two IT Asset Management events in April and June. The first was the ITAM org conference in Dublin on Monday 8th April with an audience of about 40 people. The second was the ITAM Review Wisdom conference on Wednesday 5th June with an audience of about 30 people.

These events were hosted by  ITAM Review, an Online Magazine, Forum and Networking Platform for ITAM Professionals. Reaching out into this market segment is an important aspect of raising awareness of OpenChain before we formalize our ISO standard.

Array is the Latest OpenChain Partner in Italy

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“OpenChain is an important tile in the licensing compliance process”, says Carlo Piana, Founder and Partner at Array, “and we have seen the potential for such a tool even before it was born. Therefore, we enthusiastically embraced it and started advocating its adoption to our clients in many use cases. It is an honor to be among OpenChain’s earliest partners in Europe, and we look forward to a very fruitful cooperation”.

“Carlo Piana and his team at Array have been involved in open source since before it became the backbone of all software development,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “Working with Array will provide us with a strong, highly respected second partner in the Italian market while also providing us with an equally strong voice for pan-European activities. I am delighted with this development and look forward to deepening our relationship over time.”

About Array

Founded in 2009 as a group of independent lawyers (“Array is an array”), Array is reborn in 2014 as a loosely knit law firm composed by professionals with an outstanding profile in the fields of Information TechnologyMedia and Telecommunications (TMT), with long standing experience in consultancy as well as in litigation in civil, criminal, administrative and ADR procedures. Array operates on the European market by offering advice to clients ranging from small projects to large communities, from SMBs to Fortune 500 corporations.

Array is a group of IT lawyers, on the cutting edge of legal developments in the Information TechnologyMedia and Telecommunications field.

Array members have a focus on Free and Open Source Software, which in recent years has become mainstream, the fastest growing trend in the IT sector and one of the most challenging legal fields.

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