Open Source Delivers

You know that analyzing your code for known open source is important. But now what? What’s the best way to integrate open source code analysis into your software development lifecycle? The answer, of course, is: it depends! There are a number of choices to consider, but no one right answer. When you’re doing multi-source development, [...]

I had the pleasure of spending past three weeks on the road talking to many members of the automotive IVI (in-vehicle infotainment) software supply community in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Interestingly, a little-known fact:  IVI represents up to 80% of all software running in today’s premium class cars (up to 100 million lines of [...]

In last month’s Open Source and Innovation webinar, Editor-in-Chief of CRM Outsiders Chris Bucholtz, and I had the opportunity to speak with the Olliance Group’s Greg Olsen, about various aspects of the cloud including its future, the issue of security in the cloud, and the cloud’s role in the open source community. Naturally I was [...]

I recently spoke at the Electronics and Automotive show in Gothenburg, Sweden, the headquarters of Volvo and many other vehicle companies.  While there is strong interest in using open source in cars and trucks – the impact it’s had in other industries like mobile is partly the catalyst (as I asserted in a previous post) [...]

Lawyers and legal organizations play a more significant role in open source than in other technical communities.  One reason is that open source software (OSS) is such a unique and interesting form of intellectual property – it’s free of charge and easy to download, but not free of obligations.  As a result, we are frequently [...]

Black Duck Software and North Bridge Venture Partners, working with 451 Research, are conducting the sixth annual Future of Open Source Survey.  I took the survey, but one question caused me concern, considering what I do for a living.  Question 11 states, “OSS forges and foundations have played an important role in the past few [...]

A revolution is underway in the automotive industry, and no, it’s not only about hybrids, electric vehicles, or improving the efficiency of the internal combustion engine. Open source software (OSS) is now driving changes in the automotive “human-to-machine” interfaces. If you take a step back, you can see two recent waves of change in the [...]

When Olliance first developed the Open Source Maturity model, we originally had seven disciplines that were primarily internally focused.  However, it quickly became apparent that we needed to expand the maturity model and look beyond an organization’s internal software development processes, so we added Supply Chain Management as the eighth discipline. Managing the introduction of [...]

Creating an open source software policy is a strategic imperative for organizations in the software industry.  But what does a strategic policy include, and how can you implement one? What is an OSS Management Policy? Let’s start by defining an open source management policy.  It is a set of rules and guidelines for using and [...]

This week there was more speculation over the future of WebOS, along with another announcement from NASA about its new open source website. Even the US Government is now giving out prizes for open source app development! Read about those stories and more: Brandon Bailey wrote and in depth article about the possible medical future [...]