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KAMA-JAMA-VDA-AAM. This is a bit of a mouthful but bear with us. It stands for:

• Korean Automobile Manufacturer Association (KAMA)
• Japanese Automobile Manufacturer Association (JAMA)
• German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
• And Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM)

Yesterday Masato Endo from Toyota delivered a presentation to introduce the OpenChain Project to KAMA-JAMA-VDA-AAM members. This marks the beginning of a dialogue about how OpenChain can support the global automotive industry with managing open source compliance in the supply chain.

Watch this space.

The OpenChain Project was discussed at two events hosted by Grey Matter Ltd. in the UK. Martin Callinan from Source Code Control, an OpenChain Partner, presented our project and goals to diverse audiences.

The first event took place in The Studio Manchester on Tuesday 27th November. Attendees were treated to a packed workshop:

• 10:00 Arrival and intros
• 10:30 Microsoft – Azure DevOps
• 12:00 Break and refreshments
• 12:30 Source Code Control – Continuous compliance
• 14:00 Lunch and finish

The second event took place in the Mercure London Hyde Park on Thursday 29th November. It was another busy event:

• 10:00 Arrival and intros
• 10:30 Microsoft – Azure DevOps
• 12:00 Break and refreshments
• 12:30 Source Code Control – Continuous compliance
• 14:00 Lunch and finish

As with all OpenChain-related events, the goal was to share knowledge and to build connections in support of our long-term goal of building great open source compliance across the supply chain.

Learn More:

• https://www.greymatter.com/corporate/real-world-devops/

The OpenChain Project is delighted to announce an updated version of the Open Source Compliance Training Slides in Korean. These cover all the core topics needed to educate personnel involved in quality open source compliance programs. These slides formally support the OpenChain Specification 1.1 but can be used for any version of the OpenChain Specification and any open source training program. The slides are available under CC-0 licensing (effectively public domain) and can be used for any purpose without restriction.

Our sincere thanks are due to Haksung Jang (LG Electronics) and Jongbaek Park (BKL Law Firm) for their translation work.

Get the Slides

• Open Source Compliance Training Slides in Korean (PDF)
• Open Source Compliance Training Slides in Korean (PPTX)
• Open Source Compliance Training Slides in Korean (ODP)

Contribute

• Join the Korean Curriculum translation team

The OpenChain Project was represented at the Kansai Open Forum on the 10th of November by Tomo Dote of Micware. Dote San provided a keynote covering both OpenChain and our sister project SPDX, and he held a booth exhibit to showcase the practical adoption of both projects throughout the event. Another example of the great OpenChain Japan Working Group community in action!

Learn More:

• https://k-of.jp/backend/session/1215 (Japanese)

The OpenChain Project was featured at the monthly meeting of the Intellectual Property Owners Association open source committee on the 19th of November. Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager, provided a recap of the OpenChain Project goals and proceeded to outline recent and projected future developments.

Learn More:

• You can find the committee homepage here:
  https://www.ipo.org/index.php/about-ipo/committees/open-source-committee/

The OpenChain Project is preparing the next generation of our standard. This standard outlines the key requirements of a quality open source compliance program. The 2.0 version of OpenChain will build our the language of our currently deployed version – 1.2 – to improve ease of adoption. None of the requirements will change and all entities conformant to 1.2 will be conformant to 2.0.

We are seeking input and comments on the draft 2.0 standard. You can see the working draft of the document on our wiki and you can provide feedback via our mailing list, via our first and third Monday calls, or directly by email to coughlan@linux.com

Learn More

• View the draft 2.0 standard (marked as 1.3, but will be renamed in the next edit cycle)
• Access our mailing list
• Join our calls (community page)

The OpenChain Japan Work Group will have an ad hoc meeting at the Denso Ten Kobe offices on the 20th November. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss practical OpenChain adoption for suppliers. The event will be held in Japanese. Full Japanese details below.

OpenChain Japan Adhoc会合（神戸）を開催させて頂きます

日時：11/20(火) 14:00-16:30 (13:45開場)
場所：デンソーテン(神戸)D棟6Fポピー・パンジー
https://www.denso-ten.com/jp/company/profile/map/
入館方法は別途参加者に送付させて頂きます

Agenda(仮)：
・開催のあいさつ
・OpenChainについて　Shane-san
・デンソーテンの取り組みについて
・自己紹介（参加者が20名以下であれば）
・Japan WGの紹介　★新規参加者がいなければ無し
・前回東芝会合の状況の共有　★新規参加者がいなければ無し
Planning SG
FAQ SG
・サプライチェーン上流への説明資料作成　上田さん
★今回はここをメインにディスカッション
・まとめ

会議室の人数調整がありますので、MAXは20名程度で考えております

を yuichi.kusakabe@denso-ten.com までご連絡お願いします

The OpenChain Project gets a lot of requests for open source policy reference examples. Moorcrofts law firm in the UK, one of our partner organizations, has stepped up with a potential “universal policy template.” We are seeking comments and feedback.

See The Template

Access the document here:

• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rij2Er_aS3U6gcEBAhIh1pNvVQ98PahmSh5u03rdwLM/edit#gid=0

Leave a Comment

You can leave comments directly on the document or on our mailing list here:

• https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/openchain

KPMG will host an event on the 5th of December to explore Technology Mergers & Acquisitions involving open source for buy and sell side entities. This reflects the way that open source licensing and security issues could potentially impact overall deal success if not effectively addressed. The panel will features experts from KPMG, Flexera, Adobe, O’Melveny & Myer, Wind River and the Linux Foundation’s OpenChain Project in a lively discussion around OSS management programs, legal and security issues, common pitfalls and leading practices around OSS usage.

Location

KPMG SF
55 2nd Street
Suite 1400
San Francisco, CA 94105

Register

You can register at this link.

The OpenChain Specification version 1.2 has been translated into Hindi. This is an official translation with peer review. It is ready to be used for local conformance activities.

The team behind this translation includes Shuvajit Mitra at Infosys with review from Chandana Rao at Cognizant and Renjish Kumar at Wipro.

You can obtain a copy of this translation in PDF format here:

• OpenChain Specification 1.2 – Hindi – PDF

You can find this and all other translation from the OpenChain Project here:

• https://www.openchainproject.org/translations

You can get support for this translation and all other aspects of the OpenChain Project by contacting our mailing list here:

• https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/openchain

Want to contribute? This translation is a Github project:

• https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Specification-HI

Get this guide and many more documents in the OpenChain Reference Library: https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Reference-Material