Newsletter – Issue 83 – October 2025
The OpenChain Newsletter provides a monthly summary of our work. It contains an overview of what we are doing to build trust around license compliance and security in the open source supply chain. We accept suggestions and ideas. Feel free to mail us at any time.
Headline News
- New AI System Bill of Materials Guide: OpenChain has released a new “AI System Bill of Materials Compliance Guide.” This is a key development for organizations navigating compliance in the context of Artificial Intelligence.
Conformance Announcements
Two more companies have announced conformance with OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230, strengthening their software supply chain management:
- Hancom: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/31/hancom-announces-an-openchain-iso-iec-5230-conformant-program
- Elektrobit: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/24/elektrobit-announces-an-openchain-conformant-program
Recorded Meetings
Several working group and specification calls were recorded. You can watch these to catch up on detailed discussions across various compliance topics.
- Potential Action: Reviewing these recordings can provide deep insights. Note the regularity of these meetings (e.g., monthly calls); you can find schedules to attend future live sessions.
- OpenChain Monthly Specification and Education Call (Europe – Asia) – 2025-10-15: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/29/openchain-monthly-specification-and-education-call-europe-asia-2025-10
- OpenChain Monthly Specification and Education Call (North America – Europe) – 2025-10-08: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/11/recording-openchain-monthly-specification-and-education-call-north-america-europe-2025-10-08
- OpenChain SBOM Work Group – Monthly Meeting – 2025-10-22: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/27/recording-openchain-sbom-work-group-monthly-meeting-2025-10-22
- OpenChain AI Work Group – Monthly Workshop for North America and Europe – 2025-10-07: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/10/recording-openchain-ai-work-group-monthly-workshop-for-north-america-and-europe-2025-10-07
- OpenChain AI Work Group – Asia Sync – 2025-10-09: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/27/recording-openchain-ai-work-group-asia-sync-2025-10-09
- OpenChain Telco Work Group – 2025-10-02: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/24/recording-openchain-telco-work-group-2025-10-02
- OpenChain Meridian 22 Work Group Call – CRA, AI Act, DMA, DSA, PLD: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/29/openchain-meridian-22-meeting-1
OpenChain @ Events
OpenChain continues to have a strong presence at global events, discussing compliance, data protection, and open source management.
- OpenChain Global Update @ Open Source Tech Day 2025 in Korea: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/21/openchain-global-update-open-source-tech-day-2025
- Briefing for OpenChain India Work Group: Digital Personal Data Protection Act: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/17/briefing-for-openchain-india-work-group-digital-personal-data-protection-act
- OpenChain @ OpenFest 2025 in Bulgaria: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/17/openchain-openfest-2025
- OpenChain @ ZF Group Open Source Conference 2025 in Germany: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/15/zf-conference
New Partner Announcements
The OpenChain ecosystem continues to grow with new partners.
- OSPO Now: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/28/ospo-now-is-the-latest-openchain-partner
- JUN Legal GmbH: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/10/16/jun-legal-gmbh-is-the-latest-openchain-partner
Get Involved
- Potential Action: The numerous recorded meetings from the AI, SBOM, and Telco work groups highlight the ongoing discussions in the community. You can join these future meetings to stay current and contribute.
- To participate in the working groups, join mailing lists, and attend calls, visit: https://openchainproject.org/participate
Note: This newsletter usually only contains primary meetings. Some community meetings are not recorded or are released through other channels.
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This newsletter is created by using a template, curating links from a month of OpenChain news posted on the blog and using these prompts on Google Gemini to fill out the central news:
- “Summarize the following newsletter for folks interested in the open source compliance to learn the latest changes in the space and find possible items that can act on. Include the links in this newsletter. Add notes on potential further actions by readers, particularly around attending future meetings. Direct people to this link to participate further: https://openchainproject.org/participate”
The newsletter is then subject to an edit cycle. If you spot any errors we missed, please contact us.
