Collabora has recently completed its regular 18 month renewal of ISO/IEC 5230 conformance via self-certification, and is highlighting this activity for the benefit of the wider community. This underlines an important principle of standard adoption and use: sustainability through periodically checking processes to ensure their integrity.
“Our renewed ISO/IEC 5230 certification demonstrates Collabora’s unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest standards of compliance to open-source licenses,” says Olivier Potin, Chief Operating Officer at Collabora. “Through OpenChain, we ensure our customers have complete visibility into their software supply chain while guaranteeing compliance with open source licensing requirements. This certification reinforces our position as a trusted partner in delivering open source solutions.”
“The principle of ensuring continued conformance to a standard is a key part of genuine sustainability,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “We appreciate Collabora’s decision to publicly highlight their example in double-checking process integrity, and helping to inspire similar long-term approaches in the supply chain.
About Collabora:
Collabora is a global consultancy specializing in delivering the benefits of Open Source software to the commercial world. Whether it’s the Linux kernel, graphics, multimedia or machine learning, Collabora’s expertise spans across all key areas of Open Source software development. By harnessing the potential of community-driven projects, and re-using existing components, Collabora helps its clients focus on creating product differentiation, enabling them to develop the best solutions. From tailoring the latest Open Source technologies to your projects, to integrating Open Source methodologies into your organization, Collabora can help you navigate the ever-evolving world of Open Source. Learn more at collabora.com.
About the OpenChain Project:
The OpenChain Project has an extensive global community of over 1,000 companies collaborating to make the supply chain quicker, more effective and more efficient. It maintains OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230, the international standard for open source license compliance programs and OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974, the industry standard for open source security assurance programs.
About The Linux Foundation:
The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world’s infrastructure, including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, OpenChain, and more. The Linux Foundation focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.
