Category: 1.2 Open Source (Industry)

  • Bitkom Forum Open Source 2018 (in German)

    Am 18. September 2018 findet in Erfurt das 2018 Bitkom Forum Open Source statt. Thema ist die Werkzeugunterstützung von Open Source Governance und Compliance in der Softwarelieferkette. Meine Forschungsgruppe wird mit einem Vortrag zu Anforderungen an Open Source Governance and License Compliance vertreten sein, basierend auf einem gleichnamigen auf der OSS 2018 präsentierten Papier. Please…

  • The 120 Seconds Open Source Pitch

    I often have to “sell open source” and the pitch for this is ever changing. Here is the current one; it stands at 120 seconds and is aimed at the German Mittelstand. Any feedback is appreciated! “Software is eating the world” says a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. This is not just American hyberbole. Not only…

  • Reasons for Why Companies are Getting Serious About Open Source Licenses 1/4

    The times are changing: More and more companies are finally taking stock of the open source code embedded in their products. The main driver is to be (finally) compliant with the requirements of the licenses of the open source code. I see three main reasons for why companies are finally shaping up:

  • CeBIT Forum on “Open Source und Smart Services”

    Today, I’ll be at the CeBIT Forum on open source and smart services to discuss business models based on open source and review a few examples, together with always fabulous Peter Ganten, CEO of Univention, a German Linux distributor. Catch me at 1pm today (2018-06-13) in room München (Munich) on the (CeBIT) Hannover Messegelände (i.e.…

  • The Fiercer the Competition, the More Companies Open Source

    How come that companies like IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft are leading so much open source these days? How is it possible that they harmoniously (most of the time anyway) collaborate with each other at the Apache Software Foundation or even Linux Foundation, while they fight each other to the bone in front of the customer?

  • FOSS Compliance Intensive Seminar June 14-15th, 2018 in Berlin (in German)

    Catharina Maracke’s Software Compliance Academy writes to us: Die Bedeutung der Open Source-Lizenzen und die Frage der Open Source Compliance hat in den vergangenen Jahren vor allem in der IT-Wirtschaft an Bedeutung gewonnen. Aber auch andere Industriezweige sehen sich zunehmend mit Fragen rund um den Einsatz von Open Source-Software konfrontiert: Welche juristischen Vorgaben gilt es…