Registration is required for this free event /
kostenlose Veranstaltung, aber Registrierung ist erforderlich
OpenChain and The FOSS-LÄND Community Invite You To An Information Exchange
Want to get better at Open Source?
Open Source offers significant advantages for businesses, but effectively managing it with your developers, vendors, or within your software supply chain can be challenging. Whether you are new to the topic or a seasoned expert in open source management, we invite you to join us from April 7 to 9 in Stuttgart for a share and learn event. During this event, you will have the opportunity to:
- Hear from industry peers as they share their open source processes and best practices.
- Experience demonstrations from tool creators showcasing automated compliance solutions.
- Participate in technical sessions focused on overcoming common challenges in the field.
- Discover available support options from both the community and government resources.
OpenChain und The FOSS-LÄND Community laden zum Open Source Austausch ein
Wollen Sie die Open Source Reife Ihrer Organisation verbessern?
Open Source bietet allerhand Vorteile, aber ein effektives Open Source Management im Spannungsfeld zwischen Entwicklern, Zulieferern oder generell in der Software Lieferkette kann eine Herausforderung sein. Ob Sie nun neu in dem Thema sind oder schon langjährige Erfahrung haben, wir laden Sie vom 7. bis 9.April nach Stuttgart ein, um uns gegenseitig dazu auszutauschen und dazuzulernen. In unserem Event werden sich folgende Gelegenheiten bieten:
- Einblick in Open Source Prozesse anderer Organisationen und deren Erfahrungsberichte
- Überblick über frei verfügbare Open Source Automatisierungs-Tools zum korrekten Umgang mit Open Source inkl. Demonstrationen durch deren Entwickler
- Ausblick auf mögliche Lösungsräume zu geläufigen Open Source Management Herausforderungen durch Teilnahme an technischen Austausch-Runden
- Durchblick zu den vielfältigen Unterstützungs-Angeboten, die sich durch die Open Source Community im Allgemeinen und durch „The FOSS-LÄND“ für Baden-Württemberg im Besonderen ergeben.
Schedule and Locations / Ablauf und Veranstaltungsorte
Day 1 – 7th April 2025
13:00-19:00: Afternoon Meeting @ Venue 1
FORUM Haus der Architektinnen und Architekten (HdA)
(See “Venue and Travel” below for details)
19:30-21:00: Informal Socializing Event
Location to be announced / Veranstaltungsort wird noch bekanntgegeben
Day 2 – 8th April 2025
08:00-16:45: Full-Day Meeting @ Venue 1
FORUM Haus der Architektinnen und Architekten (HdA)
(See “Venue and Travel” below for details)
Day 3 – 9th April 2025
08:00-16:45: Full-Day Meeting @ Venue 2
Bosch Digital | Lb079 (Halle 8)
(See “Venue and Travel” below for details)
Program / Programm
Day 1
| Time | – | Lobby / Halle | – | Room 1 / Raum 1 | – | Room 2 / Raum 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30-13:00 | — | Registration | — | — | — | — |
| 13:00-13:15 | — | — | — | Welcome and Introduction | — | — |
| 13:15-13:45 | — | — | — | Establishing trusted and consistent open source management across the supply chain with the OpenChain ISO standards | — | — |
| 13:45-14:30 | — | — | — | The FOSS-LÄND and TODO Group – helping you with Open Source | — | — |
| 14:30-15:00 | — | — | — | Meet the experts – Introduction to the marketplace | — | — |
| 15:00-15:30 | — | Break and Marketplace | — | — | — | — |
| 15:30-19:00 | — | — | — | Communities and Good practices Open Source from an SME perspective Open Source aus der KMU Perspektive | — | Boot-Camp? |
19:00 Joint walk to the restaurant
19:30 Socializing Event
Day 2
| Time | – | Lobby / Halle | – | Room 1 / Raum 1 | – | Room 2 / Raum 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30-8:00 | — | Registration | — | — | — | |
| 8:00-8:10 | — | — | — | Welcome and Introduction to Process Track Open Source as business – the ecosystem and chances for SMEs Open Source als Geschäftsmodell – Chancen für KMUs im Ökosystem | — | Welcome and Introduction to Tooling Track The Open Source Tooling Portfolio for the Software Supply Chain Das Open Source Tool Portfolio für Software Lieferkette |
| — | — | — | — | Updates and Outlook | — | Updates and Outlook |
| 8:10-9:30 | — | — | — | Process Track – Session 1 * Open Source as business * Upstream orientation * Examples for SMEs in Open Source business * Business context influence * The different dimensions of Open Source Managemen | — | Tooling Track – Session 1 * How to find Open Source solutions for your problem? * Digital sovereignity, community health and ways to support * Community Editions and commercial services * Open Source portfolio and feature alignment |
| 9:30-10:00 | — | Break and Marketplace | — | Break | — | Break |
| — | — | — | — | Workshops Use Cases As a < WHO >, I want < WHAT > so that < WHY > – updating and refining the user stories based on the latest non-functional requirements | — | Workshops Architecture Common view on and wording for building blocks and capabilities |
| 10:00-12:00 | — | — | — | Process Track – Session 2 | — | Tooling Track – Session 2 |
| 12:00-13:00 | — | Break and Marketplace | — | Break | — | Break |
| — | — | — | — | Workshops Blueprints Matching Problem Spaces to blueprints supported by the Open Source Tool Portfolio | — | Workshops Toollist Updating and refining the Open Source Toollist |
| 13:00-14:30 | — | — | — | Process Track – Session 3 | — | Tooling Track – Session 3 |
| 14:30-15:00 | — | Break and Marketplace | — | Break | — | Break |
| — | — | — | — | Workshop Summaries | — | Tool Insights |
| 15:00-16:45 | — | — | — | Process Track – Session 4 | — | Tooling Track – Session 4 |
Day 3
Community-led Unconference / Hackathon
| Time | – | Room 1 / Raum 1 | – | Room 2 / Raum 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | — | Registration | — | — |
| 9:00-16:00 | — | Session 1 | — | Session 2 |
| — | — | Unconference / Hackathon Summaries | — | |
| 16:00-16:45 | — | Common Ending | — | — |
Please provide and discuss the topics for the Unconference / Hackathon on the Tooling Group mailing list: https://groups.io/g/oss-based-compliance-tooling
Venue and Travel
Venue 1 – Forum Haus der Architekten
FORUM Haus der Architektinnen und Architekten (HdA)
Danneckerstraße 54
70182 Stuttgart, Germany
https://www.akbw.de/kontakt/anfahrt
Distance to the airport: 12 kilometers / Public Transport 35-45 Minutes
Venue 2 – Bosch Digital | Lb079 (Halle 8)
Bosch Digital | Lb079 (Halle 8)
Groenerstraße 5/1, 71636
Ludwigsburg, Germany
Please use the entrance from the Schwieberdinger Straße – behind the petrol station. Address for the navigation is Schwieberdinger Str. 70/1, 71636 Ludwigsburg.
Bitte nutzen Sie den Eingang von der Schwieberdinger Straße – hinter der Tankstelle. Die Adresse fürs Navi ist Schwieberdinger Str. 70/1, 71636 Ludwigsburg .
Distance to the airport: 40 kilometers / Public Transport 1 Hour 10 Minutes
Example Lodging Options in Stuttgart
We do not have contracted rooms at these properties and cannot guarantee rates or availability.
Hotel Motel One Stuttgart-Mitte
Close to the Stuttgart Main Station
Distance to venue 1: 2 kilometers / 26 Minutes Walk / Public Transport 16 Minutes 5 Stopps
Distance to venue 2: 16 kilometers / Public Transport 35 Minutes via S-Bahn
Lautenschlagerstraße 14, 70173 Stuttgart
+49 711 300209-0
Hotel Unger Stuttgart
Close to the Stuttgart Main Station
Distance to venue 1: 2,1 kilometers / 28 Minutes Walk / Public Transport 16 Minutes 5 Stopps
Distance to venue 2: 16 kilometers / Public Transport 35 Minutes via S-Bahn
Kronenstr. 17, 70173 Stuttgart
+49 711 20990
Connections to Essen for the FSFE Legal Workshop
For participants attending the FSFE Legal Workshop in Essen from the 9th of April, we will end Day 2 of our event at 16:45 on the 8th of April. This will allow for easy train connections to Essen. Here is a link to the train connections from Venue 1 to Essen via Stuttgart Main Station.
Q&A
- Who is the target audience of this event?
- Software developers, security professionals and OSPO representatives
- What the event location?
- Day 1& 2 – Haus der Architekten in Stuttgart, Day 3 – Urban Harbor Ludwigsburg
- What is the content about?
- We will have presentations from community representatives and workshops all around Software Management in the Software Supply Chain. The event meant to be interactive and the concrete program will be developed and updated incrementally on this page until the event. The topic backlog is https://github.com/Open-Source-Compliance/Sharing-creates-value/blob/openchain_and_friends_2025_topic_backlog/Events/OpenChainAndFriends/Topic_backlog.md. Contributions are welcome.
- Can I already express my interest to join the event?
- Yes, the registration page is here: Register here / Hier registrieren
- Do I need to purchase a ticket?
- No, this is a free event but you are required to register for a ticket
- Is this a Linux Foundation event?
- This is a community event co-hosted by the Linux Foundation’s OpenChain Project, and it will adhere to the Linux Foundation’s policies and code of conduct
- Is the event language english? / Ist die Veranstaltungssprache englisch?
- Yes, as we will have international participants, we plan to have english as event language, but for specific sessions we can also discuss to provide it in german (e.g. for people new to the topic) / Ja, wir haben internationale Teilnehmer, daher planen wir mit Englisch als Veranstaltungssprache. Aber wir können uns auch vorstellen bei entsprechendem Bedarf spezifische Themen (z.B. Themen für regionale Teilnehmer, die im Thema neu sind) auch in Deutsch / Schwäbisch 😉 zu machen.
- Target group is also SME / KMU – is this acc. to KMU 2003/361 with < 250 employees?
- Concerning the event we would welcome also bigger companies but want to explicitly support the small and medium businesses with the content. Only the concrete The FOSS-LÄND offerings (e.g. vouchers/Beratungsgutschein etc.) are explicitly for SME / KMU in the region, see details in german only: https://www.transformationswissen-bw.de/beratung/beratungsgutschein
- CRA and NIS2 would be expected as topics & Will the new Software Product Liability Act be a topic?
- We are currently collecting proposals from all sides (see question about content above with link to the topic backlog). The general questions about What and Why will be addressed in the opening presentation. You can also join the mailing list to pre-discuss the contents for the workshops/round-tables: https://groups.io/g/oss-based-compliance-tooling
- Is this event limited to the automotive supply chain only?
- Via OpenChain we are open to more interested parties along other supply chains but want to explicitly support the small and medium businesses in the automotive supply chain (The FOSS-LÄND target group) in the region with the content. If there is bigger interest we can think about a follow-up in an extended setup., please feedback on the mailing-list https://groups.io/g/oss-based-compliance-tooling
- Is the Process Stream focussed on Software Development Processes?
- While the process stream was originally meant for OSPO and Open Source Management Processes in the supply chain, the Software Development Process perspective may become relevant for the mapping of blueprints around tooling and the automated handling of non-functional requirements.
- Will there also be a “Community Stream” e.g. how to collaborate in communities, how to get your OSS project big?
- There will be two sections in the target groups: A) new to the topic/management and B) advanced/experts => for the second section such a “Community Stream” could be covered e.g. by TODO Group and Good Governance Initiative contributions. Contributions are welcome, see “content question” above with the link to the topic-backlog.
