Practical Guide to Open Source Compliance (Beginning) Book

Practical Guide to Open Source Compliance provides a practical guide to open source compliance for managers, executives, and software developers working with open source technologies. Written by Dr. Ibrahim Haddad, an expert on open source compliance, you'll find explanations, case studies, and best practices for open source in the enterprise. Open source compliance means that users of open source software must observe all the copyright notices and satisfy all the license obligations for the open source software used. Users must also protect their own intellectual property and that of third party suppliers from unintended disclosure. The book will explain: Key compliance issues such as open source licenses and obligations, along with illustrative case studies How to build an open source compliance infrastructure Architectural guidelines, best practices and how to deal with compliance inquiries What you'll learn Compliance Open source license obligations Case studies, what went wrong, how to avoid it Building a compliance infrastructure Compliance best practices, do's and don'ts Responding to compliance inquiries Who this book is for Stakeholders involved in creating and shipping a commercial product that includes open source software and ensuring compliance with open source licenses: Software engineers Engineering managers Product managers Developer relations managers Legal professionals Marketing professionals Read More