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