licensing compliance as business intelligence
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Licensing Compliance asBusiness Intelligence
My Name Is...
Shane Coughlan
Senior Advisor, Legal Department
Free Software Foundation Europe
Free Software in Europe
32% of European ICT by 2010 (UNU Merit)
4% of European GDP by 2010 (UNU Merit)
80% of commercial software will contain Free Software by 2011 (Gartner)
Value World-Wide
50 Billion USD market by 2011 Figures from Linux Foundation
European Legal Network
Over 230 members
27 countries over 4 continents
The largest Free Software legal network
Down To Business
All technology procurement today can potentially involve Free Software
Dealing With This
Companies need best practice that takes Free Software into account
Common Issues
People don't read the licenses
People don't follow the license terms
Avoiding Issues
Read the licenses
Follow the terms
Processes Everywhere
Supply processes
Development processes
Deployment processes
Issue resolution processes
Communicate With Projects
Be honest about your intentions
Sidestep politics, stick to facts
Use the norms fostered by major projects
Communicate With Companies
Remember we are sharing platforms
Describe requirements
Build partnerships (formal or informal)
The “Western” Experience
The primary benefit is collaboration
Barriers to collaboration reduce benefits
We need to learn to talk more
Expectations
People will follow the licenses
People will collaborate
People will recognize value
Managing Supply Chains
Allocate risk between parties
Remember that distribution is key
Record and audit code contents
Making Procurement Work
Identify origins
Keep records
Report history
Be prepared to audit
Using Code Internally
Know what is OK to use
Know what is not OK
Have a method to deal with unknowns
Resolving Problems
Accept reports of issues
Investigate issues
Provide feedback to reporters
Resolve issues
In Summary...
Maximize value through understanding
Remember licensing is key
Licensing provides certainty in collaboration
Copyright
These slides are copyright © Shane Coughlan 2009 and 2010.
They are licensed under the Creative CommonsAttribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License