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Linux Foundation's Open Compliance Program: What's In It For You?
By Lisa Hoover (19 posts) on November 3, 2010 at 8:57 am
As I mentioned recently, The Linux Foundation has announced the launch of its Open Compliance Program, a set of training aids and tools designed to make it easier for companies to comply with open source licensing requirements. The program is backed by big-name enterprise and mobile computing companies like Adobe, IBM, Intel, and Cisco Systems, along with support from the Software Freedom Law Center and its legal eagle Eben Moglen.
Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation says the toolkit's best practices guidebooks and training resources can potentially save companies lots of money, time, and headaches. As a fantastic side benefit, Zemlin says the program "will help spread the use of open source software as it will eliminate the very few [non-compliance] legal cases and most importantly the FUD around legal compliance that some vendors like to spread."
Amanda McPherson, the Foundation's vice president of marketing and developer programs says the program is quickly gaining traction since its August launch. "We've had a very positive response to the program. People are seeking information and support through our free white papers, and our training sessions both in the US and internationally. We've also been connecting developers and companies through the rapid alert system. We feel good that people are making use of the resources and reaching out to us for more help." According to McPherson, feedback from businesses about the program has been quite positive. "Companies tell us the free resources and ability to connect with the right people inside other companies is a huge help [since it] reduces both time and money."
The Foundation plans to continually add more tools and services to the program, including a newly-released checklist that businesses can use as a self-administered test to evaluate their compliance relative to top-tier best compliance practices. "We expect the checklist to be a real star of the program," notes McPherson, "and are looking forward to working with companies on that and offering more training and consulting as needed."
Head over to the Linux Foundation's website get started using the tools and training materials the Open Compliance Program has to offer. Of course, nothing takes the place of legal counsel when it comes to identifying potential issues and pitfalls of open source compliance, but the Foundation has done a great job of putting together a toolkit of best practices that companies can use to get started in the right direction.
Categories: Open Source
Tags: linux foundation, open compliance program, Open Source, open source compliance
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