Open Source Governance Explained

Governance guides how organizations evaluate and use open source software in products and projects.

Open source governance helps teams choose acceptable components and prevent policy violations in software delivery.

Contributing to Open Source Projects

The second stage of engaging with open source is typically to contribute to an open source project. Most people and companies start contributing by filing bu...

Good Governance Certification

As discussed, open source governance at its core consists of governing The OpenChain project, hosted by the Linux Foundation, is an attempt by industry to sp...

Leading Open Source Projects

The third and most advanced stage of engaging with open source is to create and lead open source projects. This often correlates with a taking on a larger ro...

Open Source Program Offices

An open source program office (OSPO) is an organizational unit of a company tasked with governing the use of, contribution to, and leadership of open source ...

Using Open-Source Software

The first stage of engaging with open source is typically to use the software. As explained, there are two main categories of users, (1) end-users and (2) di...

What is Open Source Governance?

In the dynamic world of software development, open source software (OSS) has become a cornerstone. It fuels innovation, accelerates development, and fosters ...