Category: 2.3 Open Source (Building)
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The challenge of scanning your product code for open source 3/4
There is a lot of open source in pretty much every software product these days. Engineering managers are often surprised about how much (in particular, if they have a policy of “no open source”). Taking a look is not just an exercise in curiosity, it is actually a necessity to know exactly what open source…
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Getting started with open source license compliance 2/4
Open source license compliance is the process of ensuring that any product that you deliver to customers (more precisely, any distribution you make to recipients) complies with the licenses of the open source code used within that product. As it turns out, this is both a simple process (at 10000 feet) and a rather complicated…
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![License clearance in software product governance [Book Chapter]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10342-lisbon-panda-bingo-300x150.jpg)
License clearance in software product governance [Book Chapter]
I recently participated in an NII Shonan workshop on open source ecosystems. As a follow-up, we are preparing a book of articles. I’m contributing a chapter on “license clearance in software product governance”. Obviously, open source plays an important role. Please find abstract and paper below. Abstract: Almost all software products today include open source…
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Upcoming talk on corporate open source governance in Berlin (in German)
Ich halte zwischen 20-40 Industrievorträge im Jahr. Es sind zuviele, um diese kontinuierlich zu bewerben. Hier aber möchte ich auf einen Vortrag in Berlin hinweisen, im Rahmen des ASQF, zum Thema Corporate Open Source Governance. Governance von Open Source im Unternehmen und in Produkten Open-Source-Software ist immer kostenlos und häufig von hoher Qualität. Anwender können…
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Public upcoming talks on open source and inner source
A bit belated, I’m happy to announce two upcoming talks: Both talks are accessible to the public, see the flyers.
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![Business Risks and Governance of Open Source in Software Products (in German) [HMD Journal]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10501-fra-condor-halfway-300x150.jpg)
Business Risks and Governance of Open Source in Software Products (in German) [HMD Journal]
Titel: Geschäftsrisiken und Governance von Open-Source in Softwareprodukten Zusammenfassung: In fast jedem Softwareprodukt, auch in großer Standardsoftware, sind heute Open-Source-Komponenten enthalten. Die Hersteller dieser Software müssen die Geschäftsrisiken, die mit der Integration von Open-Source-Software in kommerzielle Produkte verbunden sind, verstehen und vernünftig managen. Dieser Artikel zeigt ein Modell verschiedener rechtlicher, technischer und sozialer Risiken auf,…