This webinar was lead by Clare Dillon, the Executive Director of InnerSource Commons, and it highlighted the activities and value behind the InnerSource movement. InnerSource is the use of open source best practices for software development within the confines of an organization. Understanding this has become a key part of business strategy for forward-looking organizations.
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FINOS InnerSource Special Interest Group project on InnerSource licenses – an overview: https://youtu.be/bQz12Rwzzbk
LINE Corporation is pleased to announce that it has achieved OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 self-certification, the international standard for open source license compliance. The OpenChain Project is one of the initiatives led by Linux Foundation, a leading non-profit organization focused on fostering innovation through open source and developing best practices and standards for open source software, hardware, standards, and data.
By attaining ISO/IEC 5230 self-certification, LINE has been globally recognized as having a highly trustworthy and systematic management system for utilizing open source. Thousands of LINE developers around the world, including in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, utilize and develop open source systems based on international standards, and LINE’s open source team strictly complies with those core obligations in open source management.
LINE also has a history of releasing its internal technologies as open source software, including Armeria, the asynchronous framework that is a core technology of the LINE messenger. In addition, LINE has been a Silver Sponsor of the Apache Software Foundation, an American nonprofit organization that supports open source, since 2022, and since 2021, LINE has hosted the LINE Open Source Sprint, an internal event where LINE developers can participate in open source projects over the course of a month. By doing activities like these, LINE not only supports the growth of individual developers, but also strives to create an open source culture that embraces collaboration with the global open source ecosystem.
“LINE has a long history of success pioneering cutting-edge technological trends in all sorts of fields, including messengers, AI, blockchain, and fintech,” said Snow Kwon, CTO of LINE Plus. “As part of this process, we strictly maintain the highest standards of open source compliance. This OpenChain certification is recognition of our longstanding capacity in this area, and a sign of our commitment to open source moving forward.”
About LINE Corporation
Based in Japan, LINE is dedicated to the mission of “Closing the Distance,” bringing together information, services and people. The LINE messaging app launched in June 2011 and since then has grown into a diverse, global ecosystem that includes AI technology, fintech and more. LINE joined the Z Holdings Group, one of the largest internet service groups in Japan, following the completion of a business integration in March 2021.
xFusion, a global leader in digital infrastructure and services, is the 100th organization to announce an OpenChain Conformant Program through our website. Certified by CAICT, an official OpenChain Partner based in China, the development underlines a strong commitment to excellence in process management.
“The OpenChain Project is delighted to welcome xFusion to our community of conformance,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “It cannot be overstated how important companies like xFusion are to the future of the open source supply chain, and their collaboration with CAICT alongside their future work in this market, provides significant encouragement for the larger community.”
About xFusion
xFusion Digital Technologies Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “xFusion”) is dedicated to providing global leading digital infrastructure and services. xFusion continuously creates value for customers and partners and accelerates the digital transformation of the industry. xFusion has 11 research institutes, 7 regional offices, and 5 major supply centers totally around the world (some still under preparation). Currently, xFusion is serving customers in 130 countries and regions, including 211 Fortune Global 500 companies and covering telecoms, finance, Internet, governments, and other industries.
Deloitte, a global leader in providing audit and assurance, tax and legal, consulting, financial advisory, and risk advisory services to companies, is the latest official OpenChain Partner.
“Open source license and security compliance has become an essential part of our clients’ supply chains. The OpenChain project has done an excellent job in providing best practices and governance guidelines that are reflected in ISO/IEC 5230 and ISO/IEC 18974,” says Sascha Pudenz, Senior Manager at Deloitte. “We are very pleased to become a contributing member of the OpenChain community and a third-party certifier. The opportunity to support the project and spread the principles throughout our internal and external network will also help drive maturity and awareness of the importance of these standards.” adds Robert Härtwig, Director at Deloitte.
“We are delighted to welcome Deloitte to our support ecosystem,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “The provision of services like third-party certification is a vital pillar of our standardization work, and helps to ensure open source process management is effective, coherent and builds trust in the supply chain. We look forward to working closely with their team in the months and years ahead to ensure the complexity of managing technology is reduced for companies of all sizes and in all markets.”
About Deloitte
Deloitte provides industry-leading audit and assurance, tax and legal, consulting, financial advisory, and risk advisory services to nearly 90% of the Fortune Global 500® and thousands of private companies. Our professionals deliver measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in capital markets, enable clients to transform and thrive, and lead the way toward a stronger economy, a more equitable society and a sustainable world. Building on its 175-plus year history, Deloitte spans more than 150 countries and territories. Learn how Deloitte’s approximately 415,000 people worldwide make an impact that matters at www.deloitte.com.
Today the OpenChain Project announces new online conformance checklists for all of our current license compliance and security assurance standards. These checklists allow any organization to quickly and privately check if they meet the requirements of a standard. They are a free service provided to the global supply chain to support trust between organizations.
Each checklist has a series of “yes” or “no” statements. If you can answer “yes” to everything, you are self-certified. If you answer “no” to some items, you know where to invest further time to build a quality program. The checklists allow you to save your progress and take up to 30 days to complete all the items.
After completing a checklist, you decide if we list you on our website or not. Of course, we hope to display more and more examples of adoption over time.
Today the OpenChain Project releases a new way for organizations to show their use of our license compliance and security assurance standards. If you use ISO/IEC 5230, ISO/IEC DIS 18974, OpenChain License Compliance 2.1 or OpenChain Security Assurance 1.1 you can fill out a simple form and get an official conformance badge.
This form is safe, secure and private. You decide if we list you on our website or not. Of course, we hope to display more and more examples of adoption over time.
The next meeting of the OpenChain Automotive Work Group is scheduled for June 14th at 08:00 Central, 09:00 Eastern, 13:00 UTC, 15:00 CEST, 21:00 CST and 22:00 JST.
Schedules permitting, we will be having case studies from North American and Asian automotive experts. We want to have a particular focus on the practical aspects of managing open source in large manufacturers with complex automotive supply chains.
Our agenda will be lead by our Chair, Masato Endo of Toyota in Japan, and Russ Eling of OSS Consultants in the USA. As usual, this will be a live event, and everyone is free to join.
NORDEMANN, a law firm based in Germany, is the latest official OpenChain Partner. Based in Berlin, NORDEMANN combines a team with a long pedigree of legal provision with a clear, modern vision for making the complex simple.
“NORDEMANN as an IP/IT boutique law firm from Germany is committed to excellence in its work for its clients, such as IT companies and other industries using open source and contributing to such projects”, says founding partner Christian Czychowski, Honorary Professor at the University of Potsdam. “We are happy to now underline such excellence by having been accepted as partner of the renown OpenChain industry standard for open source compliance. By that can be part of this great community around the globe that sets the rules which help to build the all important trust in supply chains.”
“We are delighted to welcome the NORDEMANN team to the our official partner program,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “The availability of reputable legal advice is a key pillar in the effective market growth of our standards for open source license compliance and security assurance. The delivery of more choice in the German market marks a further milestone in the maturity of the OpenChain ecosystem.”
