Stefan Haßdenteufel and Susanne Witte recently wrote an article in Computer & Recht (computer and law) about the value of the OpenChain standard for open source license compliance. They conclude that “working together with a OpenChain Specification certified distributor helps preventing legit claims from the copyright holders in case of a negligent infringement of the OSS license and, thus, the copyright law. This is especially the case if the distributor is certified by a recognized third-party certifier.”
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The OpenChain Taiwan Work Group held a community meeting recently in Taipei with support from the Open Culture Foundation and Bureau Veritas. Check out the keynote slides below and get more details about how to engage with the community.
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This is the kick-off call to explain what processes the OpenChain Project uses to develop new specifications. This call then proceeds to review the current ideas being fielded for a contribution process specification and discusses next steps.
Here is the overview of how we create specifications:
https://www.openchainproject.org/resources/faq#specification-development-questions
Here is the initial thread discussing the idea of a contribution process specification:
https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Contribution-Process-Specification/issues/1
Here is a link to the first topics for discussion:
https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Contribution-Process-Specification/issues/2
Here is a link to all open issues with items to review:
https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Contribution-Process-Specification/issues
OpenTEKr has become an official partner of The Linux Foundation’s OpenChain Project. The ‘Enterprise Open Source Governance Specialist’ certification training courses launched by the OpenTEKr will incorporate OpenChain standards into its material to provide additional benefit to all users moving forward.
“OpenTEKr has been looking forward to cooperating with the OpenChain Project,” said Dean, founder of OpenTEKr, “By incorporating OpenChain standards into the curriculum system of our Enterprise Open Source Governance Specialist training courses, on the one hand, it strengthens the professionalism and systematization of our course system, improves the quality of courses, and on the other hand, it can also let more people know and understand OpenChain standards, and promote better and safer use of open source by enterprises.” ”
“We are delighted that OpenTEKr has become an official partner in the OpenChain project.” Said by Shane Coughlan, General Manager of OpenChain Project, “OpenTEKr has been actively involved in building a healthy and sustainable open source ecosystem in China, not only providing enterprise software solutions with open source technologies, but also providing OSS education and OSS governance consulting services for enterprise users. I believe that through the cooperation with OpenTEkr, OpenChain standards and specifications will help more China enterprises use open source more effectively and with greater sustainability.”
With OpenChain’s international reach and OpenTEKr’s OSS training practice in China, there is a clear understanding of how to help China enterprises use and govern open source through effective standards. Specifically, the OpenChain standards help enhance the innovation ability and increase the competitive advantage available to companies using open source. Through open source governance education provided by OpenTEKr, enterprises can know how to comply with OSS regulations, avoid risks, establish open source governance procedure, improve Open Source supply chain safety system, build proper open source strategies, and promote open innovation and social collaboration of enterprises.
As an old Chinese adage says, “It is better to teach people to fish than to give people a fish.” In the future, by this official partnership with OpenChian project, OpenTEkr will actively commit itself to building a sustainable open source ecosystem.
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On the 29th of August, the OpenChain Automotive Work Group will hold its Q3 Meeting with talks by European and Asian stakeholders. It is recommended for all parties interested in managing open source in automotive and other critical industries. This meeting is a direct follow-up to the half-year assessment we held on the 14th of June.
During our half-year assessment we had excellent presentations from OSS Consultants, Volvo Cars and Hyundai Motor Corporation. You can check out the full recording and outcomes here:
https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2023/06/29/automotive-wg-2023-06-14
Our goal with these meetings is to promote knowledge-sharing and networking between people solving key process challenges in some of the most important and regulated market sectors in the world.
Register for the 29th August Meeting
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvdOuhqDopEtyOV2mKaSQwlYhLlq2NrkT3
Canopus, a specialized firm providing Digital Transformation Services, is the latest organization to announce adoption of the OpenChain Security Assurance Specification 1.1 (ISO/IEC DIS 18974).
“As the OpenChain Security Assurance Standard is poised to become a formal ISO standard, we are delighted to see continued traction in adoption from companies electing to be at the forefront of effective open source management,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “Canopus is a welcome addition to our growing roster of ISO/IEC DIS 18974 conformant organizations, and will serve as an inspiration to others.”
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The most recent OpenChain Education Work Group call saw work continue on our training material. Check out what Nathan and team discussed in the recording below.
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https://lists.openchainproject.org/g/education
The OpenChain Project is delighted to welcome National Financial Technology Certification Center (Beijing) as our latest official certification partner. Our collaboration will enable more FinTech and Financial Sector organizations in China to adopt the OpenChain standards for open source license compliance and security assurance.
NFTC would like to
- organize financial institutions to participate in the collaborative efforts for updating OpenChain standards, helping financial institutions have broader exposure to and integration into the global supply chain. and
- enhance the project’s influence within the financial industry, promote the international standardization of OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 in the field of open-source license compliance, and foster its adoption in the industry.
About NFTC
NFTC is a reputable third-party certification agency dedicated to serving the financial industry, and the first national-level certification institution in China. Established in 2011 through the decision of the People’s Bank of China (The central bank of China), and approved by the National Administration for Market Regulation and the Certification and Accreditation Administration of China, NFTC is committed to providing quality certification, testing and evaluation, and assessment services for products, services, systems, infrastructure, and other aspects of the financial industry.
