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The OpenChain Project in one page

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, November 29, 2017 — The OpenChain Project is delighted to share the latest output from our volunteer onboarding work team: a quick, simple and beautiful one page explanation of the key benefits of the project.

“The OpenChain Project is continually striving to make compliance as simple as possible,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “An important part of this is sharing accessible overviews of our project and its value proposition. Thanks to the hard work of our onboarding work team we are constantly improving our messaging.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

• Get the benefits of the OpenChain Project in PDF format
• Visit the OpenChain Project quick start page

 

The OpenChain Project announces improved FAQs

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, November 28, 2017 — The OpenChain Project has three pillars supported by dedicated work teams. The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, while meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable, and efficient for all participants in the software supply chain. Today we are announcing that each Work Team will be supported by distinct, improved FAQs.

“The reorganization of the frequently asked questions for the OpenChain Project is laying a foundation for greater clarity and ease of translation,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “As with other recent releases we are laying the groundwork for great things in 2018. Thanks to the hard work of our volunteer community we are taking great strides towards streamlining broad adoption.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

• The OpenChain Project’s general FAQ:
  https://www.openchainproject.org/faq
• SpecificationFAQ:
  https://www.openchainproject.org/specification-faq
• ConformanceFAQ:
  https://www.openchainproject.org/conformance-faq
• CurriculumFAQ:
  https://www.openchainproject.org/curriculum-faq

 

The two most recent OpenChain Project talks are available SlideShare

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, November 24, 2017 — ‘Update on OpenChain: now we really begin‘ from the SFLC Fall Conference and ‘OpenChain: Giving everyone access to open source best practices‘ from the Open Compliance Summit are now available on SlideShare.

“The OpenChain Project has enjoyed a terrific series of talks by project management and volunteers during the end of year period,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “In addition to the talks highlighted by our slides today we have been featured in talks by representatives from member companies on more than five occasions during the last month. This substantial level of engagement is indicative of the level of engagement and support our project now enjoys and lays the groundwork for great things in 2018.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

• From the SFLC Fall Conference – ‘Update on OpenChain: now we really begin’
  https://www.slideshare.net/ShaneCoughlan3/update-on-openchain-now-we-really-begin
• From the Open Compliance Summit – ‘OpenChain: Giving everyone access to open source best practices’
  https://www.slideshare.net/ShaneCoughlan3/openchain-giving-everyone-access-to-open-source-best-practices-version-3

 

‘Update on OpenChain’ at the SFLC Fall Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, November 16, 2017 — The OpenChain Project was featured at the SFLC Fall Conference on the 3rd of November. The talk, entitled ‘Update on OpenChain’, is available as a video under CC licensing here:

“The opportunity to share the progress of the OpenChain Project is invaluable,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “I hope this video, as with others we have been featured in, helps to explain OpenChain to a wider audience and contribute to welcoming new participants.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

• The videos from the SFLC Fall Conference

 

Japanese Reference Training Slides for OpenChain Specification 1.1

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, November 15, 2017 –The Japanese translation of OpenChain Curriculum slides has been updated for OpenChain Specification 1.1 by our volunteer translation team and is now available for download from the OpenChain Project website.

“The Japanese translator team has once again proven to be an exceptional force in our internationalization effort,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “Our latest release is a critical step forward in making OpenChain Project educational material available in the Japanese market.”

“The OpenChain Project is delighted to be part of the ‘Software Parts Ledger’ sub-project alongside our contemporaries in SPDX and Hyperledger,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “The activity to explore the combination of the OpenChain standard, SPDX identifiers and a Hyperledger record of transactions offer a compelling glimpse into a possible future.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

• The OpenChain Project translations page
• Find more guides and documents in the OpenChain Reference Library

OpenChain Project @ Open Compliance Summit

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, November 8, 2017 — The OpenChain Project will feature in several talks at the Open Compliance Summit in Yokohama, Japan between the 16th and 17th November. The main talk is entitled ‘Giving Everyone Access To Open Source Best Practices: The OpenChain Specification and Curriculum’ by Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. Various aspects of OpenChain Project will also be discussed in ‘Toyota’s Activities for OSS Compliance’ by Masato Endo of Toyota Motor Corporation, in ‘Utilizing the Blockchain to Establish Trust with the Open Source Used Across a Supply Chain’ by Mark Gisi of Wind River and in ‘Partnering for a Good Compliance Program’ by Nithya Ruff of Comcast.

“The Open Compliance Summit provides an excellent opportunity to highlight practical work to address governing challenges,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “I am delighted to work closely with key participants in our community to show how we are deploying OpenChain-related solutions today and where we are going tomorrow.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

• Giving Everyone Access To Open Source Best Practices: The OpenChain Specification and Curriculum – Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project
• Toyota’s Activities for OSS Compliance – Masato Endo, Toyota Motor Corporation
• Utilizing the Blockchain to Establish Trust with the Open Source Used Across a Supply Chain – Mark Gisi, Wind River

The OpenChain Reference Training Slides in Japanese

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, November 8, 2017 –The Japanese translation of OpenChain Curriculum slides has been updated for OpenChain Specification 1.0 by our volunteer translation team and is now available for download from the OpenChain Project website.

“The Japanese translator team is one of our most active and dedicated groups of volunteers,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “The release of updated reference educational slides is an important step towards supporting Japanese businesses of all sizes in their use of open source and towards enhancing all types of open source compliance program, whether related to OpenChain Project or not.”

“The OpenChain Project is delighted to be part of the ‘Software Parts Ledger’ sub-project alongside our contemporaries in SPDX and Hyperledger,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “The activity to explore the combination of the OpenChain standard, SPDX identifiers and a Hyperledger record of transactions offer a compelling glimpse into a possible future.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

• The OpenChain Project translations page
• The Japanese OpenChain Curriculum training slides

 

OpenChain Project, SPDX and Hyperledger

NEW YORK, United States, November 3, 2017 — In 2016 a sub-project began to explore how the benefits of the Blockchain could be leveraged to assist with open source compliance across a complex manufacturing supply chain [1]. It was announced as a new initiative at the Open Source Leadership Summit with a focus on utilizing SPDX + OpenChain + Hyperledger Sawtooth to solve the problem. Initial source code was made available in July 2017 under the Apache license. [2]

A demo of this ‘Software Parts Ledger’ and its support for a Software Parts catalog was given via the Intel booth at the recent Open Source Summit in Prague. The latest status of the Software Parts Ledger at the Open Source Compliance Summit on 16th and 17th November in Yokohama, Japan in a talk entitled ‘Utilizing Blockchain Across The Supply Chain.’ [3]

“The OpenChain Project is delighted to be part of the ‘Software Parts Ledger’ sub-project alongside our contemporaries in SPDX and Hyperledger,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “The activity to explore the combination of the OpenChain standard, SPDX identifiers and a Hyperledger record of transactions offer a compelling glimpse into a possible future.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

[1] https://lists.spdx.org/pipermail/spdx-tech/2016-December/003199.html

[2] https://github.com/Wind-River/sparts/blob/master/README.md

[3] http://sched.co/CTQe

We’ve Updated the OpenChain Project Website

NEW YORK, United States, November 3, 2017 — As the OpenChain Project has grown, we’ve worked to create more resources for our community. To that end, we’ve updated our website, with updates to pages including News [1], Conformance [2], Translations [3] and Press [4].

“The OpenChain Project is continually seeking to improve how we communicate our work with all interested parties,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “This revision of our website is a stepping stone to help support our outreach activities in 2018. I am looking forward to working with our community in building out this critical part of our project infrastructure.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.

Additional Resources

[1] https://www.openchainproject.org/news

[2] https://www.openchainproject.org/conformance

[3] https://www.openchainproject.org/translations

[4] https://www.openchainproject.org/press

OpenChain Project to Feature at SFLC Fall Conference

NEW YORK, United States, November 3, 2017 — The OpenChain Project will be featured in a talk entitled ‘Update on OpenChain: Now we really begin’ by Shane Coughlan, Open Chain Project Director, and David Marr, Vice President, Legal at Qualcomm, at the Software Freedom Law Center Fall Conference in New York on the 3rd of November.

“The OpenChain Project has grown its membership by over 50% in the last six months,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “Our community of conformance has increased from 1 to 15 entities and our key material has been translated into eight languages. We are delighted to share this news and to explain what lies ahead at a key legal event for open source.”

The OpenChain Project identifies key recommended processes for effective open source management. The project builds trust in open source by making open source license compliance simpler and more consistent.

The OpenChain Specification defines a core set of requirements every quality compliance program must satisfy. The OpenChain Curriculum provides the educational foundation for open source processes and solutions, whilst meeting a key requirement of the OpenChain Specification. OpenChain Conformance allows organizations to display their adherence to these requirements.

The result is that open source license compliance becomes more predictable, understandable and efficient for participants of the software supply chain.

Organizations of all sizes are invited to review the OpenChain Project, to complete our free Online Self-Certification Questionnaire, and to join our community of trust.