Webinar: GPLv2 Licensing History
This OpenChain Webinar features an overview of GPLv2 licensing fragmentation based on research initiated by Philippe Ombredanne of NexB and continued by Armijn Hemel of Tjaldur Software Governance Solutions. The key takeaway is that a significant number of variations exist (40 "vanilla" copies from the FSF or GNU website, 12…
Webinar: A WebAssembly Fireside Chat with Armijn Hemel
This OpenChain webinar was released as a recording adjacent to the Open Compliance Summit keynotes here in Yokohama, Japan. This time we are having 'A WebAssembly Fireside Chat with Armijn Hemel,’ unpacking work being done around WebAssembly, compliance and the questions lawyers can usefully ask. https://youtu.be/es9-FIRkhFc Get the full report Armijn…
Webinar: LEX PAN LAW & OPSEQUIO and their OpenChain-Related Services
https://youtu.be/T_iGOyjmyOc This series highlights offerings from various service providers throughout the global OpenChain eco-system. Each featured partner has an official relationship with the project, whereby they may use our trademark for marketing OpenChain-specific services, and in exchange they help with community outreach, education and other aspects of collaborative (and free)…
Webinar: Challenges and Opportunities for SCA Vendors in China + Quantifying Open Source Risk in M&A
This webinar explores how SCA and tooling vendors in China are addressing the local market, and how open source risk can be managed around M&A. https://youtu.be/3Da5jKw7fRY Check Out The Rest Of Our Webinars https://www.openchainproject.org/webinars This is OpenChain Webinar #42, released on 2022-06-14.
Webinar: Semi-Automated Clearing Of Files With Proximity Matching
This webinar returned to automation topics with a review of how clearing can be made faster by using techniques like proximity matching. While approaches like this inherently depend on the technical ability of user companies, and their individual determinations of accuracy or risk, they do suggest avenues to increase efficiency-at-scale.…
Webinar: The Mulan License
This webinar unpacked the Mulan license family, an emerging activity from China with implications regarding the governance of open source as it expands around the world. Providing licenses designed in non-English languages is a topic that will be increasingly important, and is something companies will benefit from being aware of.…
Webinar: Netfilter and McHardy Settlement
This webinar provided a case study of the settlement between the Netfilter Project and Patrick McHardy, a concluding chapter of the long-running "copyright trolling" issue that had caused concern in the open source community for nearly a decade. https://youtu.be/DUGIG4VNsPw Check Out The Rest Of Our Webinars https://www.openchainproject.org/webinars This is OpenChain…
Webinar: GPLv3 Case in Italy
This webinar provided a practical case-study of a GPLv3 enforcement case in Italy, allowing viewers to understand how such situations unfold, and what they mean for open source governance and management. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJepiXzz9pE Check Out The Rest Of Our Webinars https://www.openchainproject.org/webinars This is OpenChain Webinar #35, released on 2022-01-26.
Webinar: The McHardy Story
This webinar provided a case-study around a long-lasting concern around "copyright trolling" that faced the open source community for around a decade. It explored the beginnings, the lessons learned, and what may come next in this context. https://youtu.be/obYy5QouiCA Check Out The Rest Of Our Webinars https://www.openchainproject.org/webinars This is OpenChain Webinar…
Webinar: Getting Started With OpenChain
This webinar was a simple overview of how companies can begin to engage with the OpenChain Project, the standard for open source license compliance it maintains, and use the reference material it provides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DPcVr6SDlk Check Out The Rest Of Our Webinars https://www.openchainproject.org/webinars This is OpenChain Webinar #32, released on 2021-11-03.
