Shane Coughlan

Newsletter – Issue 32 – December 2019

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In December we published interviews from China, Japan and Korea. Talk about hitting the mark with our CJK strategic outreach! Thank you wonderful community members. You can read these and all other interviews here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/about/leaders

OpenChain @ In The News

David Rudin over at Microsoft has written a great blog post unpacking how and why OpenChain Conformance was important to his company. You can read some highlights or the full post here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/12/microsoft-open-source-blog-microsoft-announces-openchain-2-0-conformance-for-open-source

OpenChain @ Interviews

We are delighted to announce the release of the fourth OpenChain community interview. This time we had a chance to sit down with Maggie from Ladas and Perry, an active contributor to the OpenChain China Work Group, and a key figure in the broader Chinese open source technology community.

Read the interview here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/openchain-interview-4

We are delighted to announce the release of the fifth OpenChain community interview. This time we had a chance to sit down with Ayumi from Hitachi, an active contributor to the OpenChain Japan Work Group, and an originator of community-building activities such as our recent open source compliance advent calendar

Read the interview here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/openchain-interview-5

We are delighted to announce the release of the sixth OpenChain community interview. This time we spoke with Kyoungae Kim, a leader of open source compliance matters in LGE, and an active contributor to the broader Korean open source governance community.

Read the interview here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/openchain-interview-6

OpenChain @ Conformance

The OpenChain Project announces Microsoft OpenChain Conformance.

Find out more here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/12/the-openchain-project-announces-microsoft-openchain-conformance

The OpenChain Project announces Uber OpenChain Conformance.

Find out more here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/16/uber-announces-openchain-conformance

OpenChain @ Translations

Open Source Policy Template 2.0 in Traditional Chinese and English

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/11/open-source-policy-template-2-0-in-chinese-traditional-and-english

The OpenChain Reference Training Slides for OpenChain 2.0 are now available in Traditional Chinese.

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/12/openchain-reference-training-slide-for-openchain-2-0-traditional-chinese

The OpenChain Project is delighted to announce the immediate availability of our supplier education leaflet in Vietnamese.

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/16/openchain-supplier-leaflet-in-vietnamese-rc1

OpenChain @ Work Groups

The OpenChain China Work Group held its second meeting on 12th December 2019. Find out about the agenda and outcomes here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/05/openchain项目中文工作组会议＃2
• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/11/openchain-china-work-group-meeting-2-baidu-12th-december

The fourth OpenChain Korea Work Group meeting took place on the 2nd of December 2019 at KTDS. This event was attended by around 20 people from 8 companies and marked the first release of Korean company case studies. Details below along with links to review our past meetings and to join our Korean mailing list.

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/06/openchain-korea-work-group-meeting-4-outcomes

OpenChain Experiment: Automated Talk Transcript – Russ from GM. We have a terrific amount of activity in the OpenChain Project. A lot happens around our calls, where we often record audio and video, but we occasionally get asked for other formats too. Time and resources prohibit us from transcribing calls but there are some avenues to explore. Our conference provider offers automated transcriptions and today – for the first time – we are exploring how these may be shared with the community.

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/11/openchain-experiment-automated-talk-transcript-russ-from-gm

The OpenChain India Work Group held its second meeting on the 21st of December at Lyra Infosystems.

Read more here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/19/openchain-india-work-group-meeting-2

OpenChain @ Case Studies

One exciting outcome of the OpenChain Korea Work Group meeting # 4 was the release of our first Korean case studies

Find out more:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/10/openchain-korea-work-group-the-first-case-studies

OpenChain Project is delighted to announce a case study in collaboration with PwC Germany. It explains how PwC OpenChain certification works globally. Check it out to understand how our industry standard is supported by a range of providers and venders.

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/16/pwc-germany-and-openchain-announce-third-party-certification-case-study

OpenChain @ Events

At CES 2020 during early January you can meet some of the key people behind the OpenChain Project. Our demo desk at the Automotive Grade Linux stand will show how open source tooling for open source compliance accelerates time to market and the optimal use of open source code.

Read more here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/05/openchain-and-agl-collaborate-to-facilitate-open-source-compliance-in-automotive-production

OpenChain Volunteers: You Now Have Business Cards and Lanyards

• https://www.openchainproject.org/uncategorized-en/2019/12/12/openchain-volunteers-you-now-have-business-cards-and-lanyards

Oliver Fendt presented the purpose and activities of the OpenChain Reference Tooling Group today at the Open Compliance Summit in Tokyo.

Read more here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/16/openchain-reference-tooling-group-slides-at-ocs

Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager, recently delivered a talk in Paris about the LF Energy Foundation and OpenChain Project. This keynote was part of the inaugural LF Energy Summit and provided a clear example of how compliance and product innovation work together.

Find out more here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/17/lf-energy-foundation-and-the-openchain-project-paris-talk

The OpenChain Project was well-represented at the Open Compliance Summit held in Tokyo on December 17th and 18th.

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/19/openchain-open-compliance-summit

OpenChain in India

The OpenChain India Work Group had a great inaugural meeting hosted by MCA in Bangalore on the 7th of September. 25 people from 11 companies attended and shared experiences around open source compliance matters. This meeting marked the long-awaited expansion of OpenChain into one of the most significant IT markets in the world.

Read more here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/05/openchain-in-india-update-on-status

OpenChain in Japan

The OpenChain Japan Work Group and its seven sub-groups are some of the most active parts of the OpenChain Project. Starting this month we are sharing their event schedule in English. We hope to show our local structure and encourage others to replicate it when appropriate around the world.

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/04/openchain-in-japan-event-schedule-for-december

The OpenChain Japan Work Group will hold its last meeting of the year on the 19th of December. It seems like a good time to reflect on growth and next steps. You can see how our mailing list has expanded over time and the audience trend of the physical meetings.

• https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2019/12/04/openchain-in-japan-the-statistics

See you all in the new year!