Dirk Riehle's Industry and Research Publications

Category: 2.3 Open Source (Building)

How to select open source components (Diomidis Spinellis, IEEE Computer)

I’m happy to report that the fifth article in the new open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title How to Select Open Source Components Keywords Open Source Software, Licenses, Documentation, Computer Bugs, Software Project Management Authors Diomidis Spinellis, Athens University of Economy and Business Publication Computer vol. 52, no. 12 (December 2019),…

2019-12-03
Getting started with open source governance (Jeff McAffer, IEEE Computer)

I’m happy to report that the fourth article in the new open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Getting Started With Open Source Governance Keywords Companies, licenses, security, software, law Authors Jeff McAffer, GitHub Publication Computer vol. 52, no. 10 (October 2019), pp. 92-96 Abstract: Using and managing open source is essential…

2019-10-08
Open source license compliance in software supply chains [Book Chapter]

Abstract: Almost all software products today include open-source components. However, the obligations that open-source licenses put on their users can be difficult or undesirable to comply with. As a consequence, software vendors and related companies need to govern the process by which open-source components are included in their products. A key process of such open-source…

2019-07-11
Getting started with FLOSS governance and compliance in companies [OpenSym 2019]

Abstract: Commercial use of open source software is on the rise as more companies realize the benefits of using FLOSS components in their products. At the same time, the ungoverned use of such components can result in legal, financial, intellectual property, and other risks. To mitigate these risks, companies must govern their use of open source…

2019-06-28
Open Source and Inner Source at IAV (in English)

The house magazine of IAV Automotive Engineering GmbH, a major supplier to the German automotive industry, which had interviewed Markus Blonn and me about open source and inner source at IAV, translated the magazine article into English, woohoo!

2019-04-08
Open source and inner source at IAV (in German)

The house magazine of IAV Automotive Engineering GmbH, a major supplier to the German automotive industry, interviewed Markus Blonn and me about open source and inner source at IAV (in German). We had a good time as you can see 😉

2019-02-12