credativ, a leading open source support and services provider, announces OpenChain 2.0 conformance. credativ was an early adopter of the industry standard for open source compliance, and the adoption of 2.0 further demonstrates their commitment to continual improvement across all aspects of their business.
“Nowadays most businesses benefit from open source software or even employ it in their business critical infrastructures,” says Dr. Michael Meskes, CEO of credativ. “In order to do that, businesses need to trust the software. Here is where the OpenChain project’s easily adoptable guidelines come in. Fostering trust and expanding on the positive impact of open source in business, we hope that many more companies will be able to shift to a progressive infrastructure and a more wide spread adoption of open source.”
“credativ has a long pedigree in the open source world both as an innovator and as a community builder,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “Their early adoption of the OpenChain industry standard for compliance underlined this, and their announcement today of conformance with the latest version of our standard – functionally identical to our forthcoming ISO standard – solidifies their position of excellence in open source governance. I am looking forward to continued collaboration in the months and years ahead.”
About credativ
The credativ Group is an independent consulting and services company with primary locations in Germany, the United States, and India.
Since 1999, credativ has focused entirely on the planning and implementation of professional business solutions using Open Source software. Since May 2006, credativ operates the Open Source Support Center (OSSC), offering professional 24×7 enterprise support for numerous Open Source projects. For more information, visit http://www.credativ.com
About the OpenChain Project
The OpenChain Project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent. The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements. The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.
About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world’s top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and industry adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history. Founded in 2000, The Linux Foundation today provides tools, training and events to scale any open source project, which together deliver an economic impact not achievable by any one company. More information can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.
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