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Make a Note: OpenChain Project in Taiwan and China – Plans for Q1 / Q2

Yokohama, Japan, February 10, 2017 — In collaboration with local partners the OpenChain Project is exploring the possibility of two workshops in Taipei and one in Beijing (the latter adjacent to LinuxCon China). The first of these initiatives will begin with our friends at Open Culture Foundation Taiwan hosting an OpenChain Curriculum Workshop after the Chinese New Year.

We are looking for people interested in supporting this activity. Your ideas, comments and suggestions are most welcome. In particular it would be useful if participants in the OpenChain community could contact us to suggest potential attendees in Taiwan/China. Our goal in the first phase of this outreach is to build bridges and from there long-term relationships.

If you are interested in attending and you want more information, please reach out to Shane Coughlan, Project Director, at coughlan [at] linux.com.

More Resources:

• Open Culture Foundation Taiwan (Traditional Chinese)

OpenChain Project face-to-face at the Open Source Leadership Summit

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, January 15, 2017 — The OpenChain Project will host a series of face-to-face meetings during the forthcoming Open Source Leadership Summit in Sonoma Valley, California.

The provisional agenda for Monday March 5th in the OpenChain room:

• OpenChain 8-10am Governing Board / Formal Meetings (maximize overlap with Japan & Europe)
• OpenChain 10-10:45 Specification
• OpenChain 10:45-11:15 Conformance
• OpenChain  11:15-11:45 Curriculum
• OpenChain  11:145-12:15 Onboarding

Agenda submissions are most welcome and can be added to this Google Doc:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11zFMar4o8EIhz8lCpE78j485-1twJtMlbMtVyLBerIk/edit?usp=sharing

Further information and support for this event can be obtained by emailing Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director.

Further Resources

• The Open Source Leadership Summit 2018

OpenChain Project to feature at an event hosted by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, January 14, 2017 — The OpenChain Project will be featured at an event hosted by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, on the 22nd of March in London, England. Andrew Katz will explain how and why OpenChain addresses challenges regarding compliance in the supply chain. Mirko Boehm and Michael Jaeger will discuss the adjacent tooling projects entitled QuarterMaster and FOSSology.

“We are indebted to our partners such as Moorcrofts who continually share knowledge and experience that benefits the OpenChain Project,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “Andrew’s participation in this forthcoming BCS event marks the beginning of our 2018 outreach activities in the European sphere and a great way for British companies of all sizes to discover practical solutions to compliance challenges in the supply chain.”

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 BCS

OpenChain Project announces third Japan Work Group meeting

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, January 14, 2017 — The Japan Work Group of the OpenChain Project will hold its second meeting at the Panasonic Osaka offices on the 19th of April. All parties are welcome. Please note this event will be held in Japanese.

If you plan to attend this event please contact Shane Coughlan <coughlan@linux.com>

OpenChain Project announces second Japan Work Group meeting

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, January 14, 2017 — The Japan Work Group of the OpenChain Project will hold its second meeting at the Hitachi Shinagawa offices on the 22nd of February. All parties are welcome. Please note this event will be held in Japanese. There is a map to the location here:
http://sasp.mapion.co.jp/b/hitachi/info/BA850354/?view=en

お世話になります。日立の今田です。本年もよろしくお願いします。
昨年末のOpenChain Japan WG第一回会合にご参加くださりありがとうございました。
第二回の会合としまして、2月22日(木)10:00-12:00、弊社品川地区(JR品川イーストビル)
での開催を計画しております。
http://sasp.mapion.co.jp/b/hitachi/info/BA850354/?view=r

If you plan to attend this event please contact Shane Coughlan <coughlan@linux.com>

OpenChain featured on the OWASP 24/7 podcast

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, January 13, 2017 — The OpenChain Project has been featured on the latest edition of Mark Miller’s OWASP 24/7 Podcast.

“One of the founding ideas behind OpenChain is to ensure that our project is understandable and accessible to all” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “We appreciate the opportunity to explain our work to a new audience and to potentially welcome a new range of diverse stakeholders into our community.”

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 OWASP 27/7 Podcast featuring the OpenChain Project

OpenChain Project to keynote at FOSS Backstage

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, January 9, 2017 — The OpenChain Project will be featured in an opening keynote at FOSS Backstage 2018. FOSS Backstage 2018 will take place on the 13th and 14th June in Berlin, Germany.

“2018 will be focused on spreading the word and welcoming new participants into the OpenChain Project community,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “Opening FOSS Backstage with a keynote is a great opportunity for us to share our project, share our vision and to outline developments over the next twelve months.”

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 at FOSS Backstage 2018
• The FOSS Backstage 2018 venue

OpenChain Project to keynote at Linaro Connect

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, January 9, 2017 — The OpenChain Project will be featured in an opening keynote at Linaro Connect 2018. Linaro Connect 2018 will take place on the 19th to 23rd March in Hong Kong.

“I am well-aquatinted with the excellent Linaro community having previously provided a keynote in collaboration with Harald Welte,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “It is a tremendous honor to return, to rekindle relationships, and to provide the latest news about developments around OpenChain and elsewhere in the open source compliance field.”

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

• Linaro Connect 2018

OpenChain Project to be featured at the World Intellectual Property Forum

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, January 9, 2017 — The OpenChain Project will be featured at the World Intellectual Property Forum on the 18th January in Dubai. Andrew Katz will explain how and why OpenChain addresses challenges regarding compliance in the supply chain at 11:30am.

“Andrew from Moorcrofts is one of our most active partners,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “Our forthcoming talk at the World Intellectual Property Forum marks a key inflection in our outreach. In 2018 we will scale OpenChain beyond its starting market segment and strive to ensure stakeholders from all sectors touched by open source understand our value. I am looking forward to collaborating with Andrew and others in accomplishing this goal.”

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 BCS

The OpenChain Curriculum Flowcharts in Traditional Chinese

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, December 25, 2017 — Our seasonal gift this year comes from Lucien Lin of the Open Culture Foundation in Taiwan. Thanks to his hard work the reference Curriculum Flowcharts, originally contributed from the book ‘Practical GPL Compliance‘, are now available in Traditional Chinese under CC-0 licensing.

“Lucien’s contribution caps a remarkable year of internationalization for the OpenChain Project” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project Director. “We are proud to have built a great foundation for outreach, collaboration and friendship in 2018. The greatest credit is due to our community volunteers, who have taken this project in exciting new directions, and who are the key to our success.”

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 Curriculum Reference Flowcharts in Traditional Chinese
• The OpenChain Translations page
• The free eBook ‘Practical GPL Compliance’
• Visit the OpenChain Reference Library for more guides and documents