Keitaro has announced conformance with the International Standard for open source license compliance, OpenChain ISO 5230. Keitaro is an open-source solutions provider, committed to the values of openness.

“Keitaro is an important addition to the OpenChain conformance ecosystem,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “It is noteworthy that their self-certification marks our formal expansion into the arena of managed services. This is both a natural and important progression, not least given the dependence of so many entities on such providers.”

“We are extremely proud to announce that Keitaro adopted the ISO 5230.” said Marko Bocevski, owner of Keitaro. “Since our start, we have been delivering open-source solutions and are committed to contributing to the open-source community. As a result, achieving and maintaining intellectual property management is essential for our company and the supply chain. The adoption of OpenChain ISO 5230 at Keitaro will significantly enhance our potential to provide more reliable and consistent solutions to our customers.”

About Keitaro

Keitaro is an open source oriented company that develops solutions empowering governments, civil society organizations and enterprises around the world and spanning multiple industries.  

Keitaro’s core services include: open-source consultancy, cloud services, CKAN services, and audits & licensing. Since its founding in 2012, Keitaro’s team has been committed to helping customers achieve their goals, enabling their success with innovative solutions that leverage leading-edge technologies.

The Japanese Ministry of Trade (METI) has released a series of case studies on open source. OpenChain has significant coverage in this material, underlying our growing momentum as the Industry Standard for open source license compliance:
https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2021/04/20210421001/20210421001.html
(Japanese language)

“An in-depth knowledge of the evolving standards landscape is a first step for automakers and their suppliers; there are many new standards that automotive suppliers and OEMs need to keep in mind.”
https://www.wardsauto.com/vehicles/complying-evolving-automotive-safety-standards

“The UK is a centre of excellence in open source software; open source software contributes £billions to the UK economy; and the UK is one of the biggest contributors to open source software in the world.”
http://openuk.uk/stateofopen/

Japan WG planning subgroup meeting:

April 8th, 15:00-16:00.

Venue:
https://socionext.zoom.us/j/99975267803?pwd=ekhxaHA3bVZUSVU5M0dVMkF2Z0pkQT09
Meeting ID: 99975267803 / パスワード: ]>guXS~6

LF Energy Spring Summit

April 14, 2021

5 pm PDT / 9 pm UTC

Description: Using ISO 5230, The International Standard For Open Source License Compliance- Shane Coughlan, Linux Foundation
This talk will introduce and explain ISO 5230, the International Standard for open source license compliance. It will focus on practical understanding and adoption, explaining how user companies created a simple, effective and efficient standard to reduce errors and resource costs associated with open source compliance. Case studies will be used to illustrate real-world deployment across multiple industry sectors. We will end with an explicit walk-through of how your company can utilize the standard in the context of internal software process management and your external supply chain. This talk will help empower companies new to ISO 5230 and companies early in their adoption cycle to clearly frame the cost and benefits of engagement, and provide them with the tools to make full use of the standard.

LF Energy Spring Summit: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/lf-energy-spring-summit/

REGISTER NOW: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/lf-energy-spring-summit/register/

Maestros
Introduction to ISO/IEC 5230 Standard for managing
open source software compliance

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 @ 11 am EST | 4 pm GMT

For more information and to register, Click Here

Maestros is a webinar series developed for industry leaders to share stories and relevant content about intellectual property, patents and innovation.

With the increasing use of third-party open source software components, libraries and frameworks in building modern applications, the importance of managing open source software license obligations has never been higher. In the second episode of this series, you will understand why organizations such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Toshiba are adopting a standard for managing open source license compliance. Our guest speaker, Martin Callinan, will show you the requirements to conform, where you can get support and how to use a benefit from conforming to the standard.

Martin Callinan

Director at Source Code Control Limited

Martin has over 20 years’ experience providing organizations with strategies to manage business risks associated with open source software supply chains such as IP compliance processes, security vulnerability management and procurement. He is actively involved in the open source software risk management industry and is founder of the OpenChain (ISO/IEC 5230:2020) Partner, Source Code Control Limited.

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