Latest Publications on Industry and Research
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Enabling Open Innovation with Open Data using the JValue Open Data Service
Today I gave my JValue Open Data Service talk at USM (University of Sciences, Malaysia, at Penang). I am grateful for the opportunity and the recording. Abstract: Open data has the potential to create significant practical value for its users through open innovation. Yet, to realize this value, we need an open ecosystem, next to…
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Industry requirements for FLOSS governance tools to facilitate the use of open-source software in commercial products [JSS Journal]
Abstract: Virtually all software products incorporate free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) components. However, ungoverned use of FLOSS components can result in legal and nancial risks, and risks to a rm’s intellectual property. To avoid these risks, companies must govern their FLOSS use through open source governance processes and by following industry best practices. A…
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Why Self-Enlightened Contribution to Open Source Projects is Difficult
Self-enlightened contributions to open source projects are (code) contributions that come about because a company chooses to contribute. The opposite is forced open sourcing, which typically happens when a reciprocal license like the GPLv2 forces a company to lay open some source code. Self-enlightened contribution is hard! Here are three examples that might make a…
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Open source license compliance⸺Why and how? (Hendrik Schoettle, IEEE Computer)
I’m happy to report that the third article in the new open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Open Source License Compliance⸺Why and How? Keywords Open-source software, licenses, software packages Authors Hendrik Schoettle, Osborne Clarke, Munich, Germany Publication Computer vol. 52, no. 8 (August 2019), pp. 63-67 Abstract: Compliance with open source…
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The Perfect Professor for University Startups
A professor, so my belief, can play an important role in generating startups from University research. Most professors don’t, but some do, and I wanted to summarize my experiences as to what would be the perfect combination in one person. Situation There are three ingredients to get a university startup set-up and off the ground:…
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Triple-Licensing Single-Vendor Open Source Components (Illustrated)
I thought I’d illustrate how I’d solve the current licensing conundrum of single-vendor open source firms like MongoDB and Elastic using some graphics. In short: While open source application vendors can still dual-license, open source component vendors (like the companies just mentioned) need to triple-license to get the benefits of open source yet keep their…