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Automate your OSPO via Open Source Collaboration
At a recent session of OpenChain & Friends 2026, the standard slide deck was replaced by a whiteboard and a candid, community-driven discussion. The goal? To map out how an...
Efficient FOSS Compliance: The Power of Community Curation and FOSSology
At the Open Chain and Friends event this March, one session stood out for its immediate practical value. Divided into two parts, the presentation moved from the “Why” of community...
Surviving the AI Slopageddon: Is Open Source Breaking?
The Problem: From “Bricks” to “Concrete Walls” Traditionally, Open Source was built like a brick house: humans shared small patches of code, talked to each other, and built a community....
KeyNote: The role of cybersecurity in supply chain and AI
The cybersecurity topic stream at the first day of Open Chain and Friends event began with an impactful keynote from Dirk Targoni, spotlighting the critical connection between cybersecurity and open...
Secure AI Systems: Regulations, threats, defense mechanisms
Following the foundational discussion on supply chain security, the cybersecurity session at Open Chain and Friends shifted focus to another rapidly evolving frontier: the critical importance of secure AI systems....
The Primacy of Trust
The OpenChain and Friends event took place between 24 and 26 March 2026, with various tracks spread over three different locations, all focusing on the challenges we face in the...
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is coming – what developers and open source users need to do now
The session provided crucial guidance on preparing for CRA compliance presented by Thomas Liedtke. A key insight clarified the CRA’s interaction with open source. Pure open-source development – code published...
