Harutyunyan N, Riehle D (2019)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2019
Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Open Collaboration, OpenSym
Event location: Skovde, Sweden
ISBN: 9781450363198
Commercial use of open source software is on the rise as more companies realize the benefits of using FLOSS components in their products. At the same time, the ungoverned use of such components can result in legal, financial, intellectual property, and other risks. To mitigate these risks, companies must govern their use of open source through appropriate processes. This paper presents an initial theory of industry best practices on getting started with open source governance and compliance. Through a qualitative survey, we conducted and analyzed 15 expert interviews in companies with advanced capabilities in open source governance. We also studied practitioner reports on existing practices for introducing FLOSS governance processes. We cast our resulting initial theory in the actionable format of best practice patterns that, when combined, form a practical handbook of getting started with FLOSS governance in companies.
APA:
Harutyunyan, N., & Riehle, D. (2019). Getting started with open source governance and compliance in companies. In Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Open Collaboration, OpenSym. Skovde, Sweden: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.
MLA:
Harutyunyan, Nikolay, and Dirk Riehle. "Getting started with open source governance and compliance in companies." Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Open Collaboration, OpenSym 2019, Skovde, Sweden Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2019.
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