It is always great to see OpenChain Project appearing around the global commercial sphere. Here, for example, is the Lyra Infosystems Pvt Ltd website, highlighting their conformance with OpenChain 1.0 and 2.0. Way to go!
Lyra Infosystems has been an active participant in the OpenChain community for several years and – beyond conformance – has actively contributed to the development of our standard for open source compliance and the reference material to support it.
This is a record of the OpenChain Project Work Team Call from 01-20-2020.
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We have great work groups in China, Japan, Korea, India and Taiwan. It is time to get started in Germany!
Our first meeting will take place on the 6th of February at the Siemens offices in Nuremberg. Our goal is to bring together 10~20 people to discuss what is needed in the German market for OpenChain as a standard and compliance as a practice.
We have some exciting topics to talk about:
The goal is to provide a platform for everyone in Germany to quickly sync, share notes and save time across all aspects of open source compliance.
Let’s make it happen! Please confirm you plan to attend by the 16th of January so Oliver @ Siemens can order catering and so on. Confirm by mailing scoughlan@linuxfoundation.org.
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The OpenChain Automotive Work Group is holding a workshop at CES 2020. It takes place between 18:30 and 21:00 on the 9th of January at the ‘St. Croix B’ room in The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
This will be a great opportunity to meet some of the people behind the global growth of our industry standard, and to share knowledge about how open source governance works in the automotive space. The attendees and speakers will include some of the people central to this field. Whether you are seasoned or you are new, this is the right room to enter.
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How to Attend
Just show up! All welcome, as always!
This is a record of the OpenChain Project Work Team Call from 01-06-2020.
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We are delighted to start the new year with another interview from our community series. This time Samantha from Cisco is sharing her story.
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OpenChain Project Japan workgroup held the 12th meeting at NEC on December 19th.
This meeting was special for us because it marked the two year anniversary of our activity. We were also delighted to welcome so many overseas visitors such: Kate Stewart, Thomas Steenbergen, William Bartholomew, Oliver Fendt, Michael C. Jaeger, Arun Azhakesan, SZ Lin, Haksung Jang, Wonjae Park, Han Jiho and other Korean friends.
Haksung Jang, Han Jiho and Thomas Steenbergen kindly shared their excellent works and knowledge with us. Of course our project general manager Shane Coughlan gave the opening speech. We shared case studies from many companies.
Many thanks to all the participants, and special thanks to Shima-san, Yoneshima-san and Yamamoto-san from NEC for their great efforts for hosting the meeting.
Here are some interesting statistics regarding the Japanese attendees:
Professional Role
Number of times to joing Japan WG meetings
The second meeting of the OpenChain India Work Group took place on the 21st of December and was hosted by Lyra Infosystems. A full report of the meeting is available as a PDF. If you would like to attend future meetings please join the OpenChain India mailing list. Your participation will be valued!
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In December we published interviews from China, Japan and Korea. Talk about hitting the mark with our CJK strategic outreach! Thank you wonderful community members. You can read these and all other interviews here:
OpenChain @ In The News
David Rudin over at Microsoft has written a great blog post unpacking how and why OpenChain Conformance was important to his company. You can read some highlights or the full post here:
OpenChain @ Interviews
We are delighted to announce the release of the fourth OpenChain community interview. This time we had a chance to sit down with Maggie from Ladas and Perry, an active contributor to the OpenChain China Work Group, and a key figure in the broader Chinese open source technology community.
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We are delighted to announce the release of the fifth OpenChain community interview. This time we had a chance to sit down with Ayumi from Hitachi, an active contributor to the OpenChain Japan Work Group, and an originator of community-building activities such as our recent open source compliance advent calendar
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We are delighted to announce the release of the sixth OpenChain community interview. This time we spoke with Kyoungae Kim, a leader of open source compliance matters in LGE, and an active contributor to the broader Korean open source governance community.
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OpenChain @ Conformance
The OpenChain Project announces Microsoft OpenChain Conformance.
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The OpenChain Project announces Uber OpenChain Conformance.
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OpenChain @ Translations
Open Source Policy Template 2.0 in Traditional Chinese and English
The OpenChain Reference Training Slides for OpenChain 2.0 are now available in Traditional Chinese.
The OpenChain Project is delighted to announce the immediate availability of our supplier education leaflet in Vietnamese.
OpenChain @ Work Groups
The OpenChain China Work Group held its second meeting on 12th December 2019. Find out about the agenda and outcomes here:
The fourth OpenChain Korea Work Group meeting took place on the 2nd of December 2019 at KTDS. This event was attended by around 20 people from 8 companies and marked the first release of Korean company case studies. Details below along with links to review our past meetings and to join our Korean mailing list.
OpenChain Experiment: Automated Talk Transcript – Russ from GM. We have a terrific amount of activity in the OpenChain Project. A lot happens around our calls, where we often record audio and video, but we occasionally get asked for other formats too. Time and resources prohibit us from transcribing calls but there are some avenues to explore. Our conference provider offers automated transcriptions and today – for the first time – we are exploring how these may be shared with the community.
The OpenChain India Work Group held its second meeting on the 21st of December at Lyra Infosystems.
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OpenChain @ Case Studies
One exciting outcome of the OpenChain Korea Work Group meeting # 4 was the release of our first Korean case studies
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OpenChain Project is delighted to announce a case study in collaboration with PwC Germany. It explains how PwC OpenChain certification works globally. Check it out to understand how our industry standard is supported by a range of providers and venders.
OpenChain @ Events
At CES 2020 during early January you can meet some of the key people behind the OpenChain Project. Our demo desk at the Automotive Grade Linux stand will show how open source tooling for open source compliance accelerates time to market and the optimal use of open source code.
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OpenChain Volunteers: You Now Have Business Cards and Lanyards
Oliver Fendt presented the purpose and activities of the OpenChain Reference Tooling Group today at the Open Compliance Summit in Tokyo.
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Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager, recently delivered a talk in Paris about the LF Energy Foundation and OpenChain Project. This keynote was part of the inaugural LF Energy Summit and provided a clear example of how compliance and product innovation work together.
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The OpenChain Project was well-represented at the Open Compliance Summit held in Tokyo on December 17th and 18th.
OpenChain in India
The OpenChain India Work Group had a great inaugural meeting hosted by MCA in Bangalore on the 7th of September. 25 people from 11 companies attended and shared experiences around open source compliance matters. This meeting marked the long-awaited expansion of OpenChain into one of the most significant IT markets in the world.
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OpenChain in Japan
The OpenChain Japan Work Group and its seven sub-groups are some of the most active parts of the OpenChain Project. Starting this month we are sharing their event schedule in English. We hope to show our local structure and encourage others to replicate it when appropriate around the world.
The OpenChain Japan Work Group will hold its last meeting of the year on the 19th of December. It seems like a good time to reflect on growth and next steps. You can see how our mailing list has expanded over time and the audience trend of the physical meetings.
See you all in the new year!
The OpenChain India Work Group is holding its second meeting on the 21st of December. Our hosts this time around are the team at Lyra Infosystems!
This will be the final meeting of the global OpenChain community for 2019. We look forward to seeing what is discussed, what we can do to support each other in 2020, and what we can do the drive the broader open source community forward in the decade ahead.
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