Category: 1.2 Open Source (Industry)
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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…
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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: Occasionally, due diligence…
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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.…
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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?…
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FOSS compliance intensive seminar June 14-15th, 2018 in Berlin (in German)
Catharina Maracke’s Software Compliance Academy writes to us:
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Understanding industry requirements for FLOSS governance tools
Abstract: Almost all software products today incorporate free/libre, and open source software (FLOSS) components. Companies must govern their FLOSS use to avoid potential risks to their intellectual property resulting from the use of FLOSS components. A particular challenge is license compliance. To manage the complexity of license compliance, companies should use tools and well-defined processes to…