Establishing Free and Open Source Software Compliance Programs: Challenges and Solutions

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This white paper is a second in a series that focus on the practical aspects of ensuring free and open source software (FOSS) compliance in the enterprise. The first paper entitled “FOSS Compliance: The Basics You Must Know”, available from the Linux Foundation web site1, provided a discussion on the multi-source development model, the need for compliance, objectives and benefits, the consequences of non- compliance, possible compliance failures, how to avoid them and lessons learned. This paper picks up from where the first paper left off and provides a discussion on the following topics:

• The elements of a successful compliance program that will allow a company to capture, govern and track all software components (proprietary, 3rd party commercial and FOSS) included in its commercial products.
• The list of common challenges related to establishing and maintaining compliance programs and how to overcome these challenges and ensure successful compliance program implementation

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About the Author (Ibrahim Haddad, Ph.D.)

Ibrahim Haddad is Director of Technology and Alliances at the Linux Foundation focusing on Mobile Linux initiatives and advancing the Linux platform for next-generation mobile computing devices.