Shane Coughlan will attend the Japan Linux Symposium between the 21st and 23rd of October. The Symposium will be based at the Akihabara Convention Hall and is hosted by the Linux Foundation. Speakers will include Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, and Yukihiro Matsumoto, the creator of Ruby. A talk that promises to be especially interesting is ‘How to Contribute to the Linux Kernel and Why It Makes Economic Sense‘ by James Bottomley of Novell.
Shane will speak at OSC Kochi between 13:00 and 13:45 on Saturday the 14th of November. Details of his speech are below in Japanese and English. The speech will be in English with Japanese simultaneous translation.
Title:
‘Practical Economic Engagement with Free and Open Source Software’
Contents:
This talk will explain how Free and Open Source Software works, how it can be categorized and how to use it for economic gain. It will focus on the addition of FOSS to commercial relationships, managing commercial/non-commercial cooperation, building useful international bridges and resolving any issues that might occur.
Audience:
The talk will be useful for senior developers, project managers, business decision-makers and lawyers dealing with FOSS transactions.
Name:
Shane Martin Coughlan
Biography:
“Shane Coughlan is an expert in communication methods and business development. He is best known for building bridges between commercial and non-commercial stakeholders in the technology sector. His professional accomplishments include establishing a legal department for the main NGO promoting Free Software in Europe, building a European legal network with over 200 corporate counsel, independent counsel, and technical experts across 27 countries, and aligning corporate and community interests to launch the first law review dedicated to Free/Open Source Software.
Shane has extensive knowledge of Internet technologies, management best practice, community building and Free/Open Source Software. His experience includes engagement with the server, desktop, embedded and mobile telecommunication industries. He does business in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and maintains a broad network of contacts.”
題名:
’フリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの実用的経済関与’
内容:
この講演ではフリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアがどのように機能し、どのように分類することができるかまた経済利益をもたらすためにどのように使用するかを説明します。そして、フリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの製品化、営利・非営利間の連携管理、 有益な国際的つながりの構築、予測される問題の解決に役立てるかに重点を置いてお話します。
観客:
今回の講演は上級開発者、プロジェクトマネージャー、ビジネス意思決定者やフリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの商取引に携わる弁護士に役に立つ内容で
す。
名前:
シェーン マーティン コークラン
経歴:
“私はコミュニケーション方法と事業開発の専門家であり、テクノロジー分野の営利目的の利害関係者と非営利の利害関係者との架け橋役としてよく知られています。専門的な業績としてはヨーロッパでフリーソフトウェアを奨励している主となるNGOの法務部門を設立し、２００人以上の法人弁護士、独立した弁護士そしてテクニカルエキスパートから成るヨーロッパの法的ネットワークを築いたこ
とです。このネットワークは、２７カ国にわたっており、フリー・オープンソースソフトウェアのための最初の法律の見直しをするために企業と利害関係者との連携を図っています。
また、IT、最良実践管理やコミュニティービルダー、そしてフリー・オープンソースソフトウェアに関する豊富な知識を持っています。そして、その経験は、サーバーやデスクトップ、組込みやモバイル式テレコミュニケーション業界も含みます。またヨーロッパ、アジアと南北アメリカでビジネスを行い、幅広い人的ネットワークを保持しています。”
Contact information/連絡先情報:
Tel: 090 9774 2404
Email: shane@opendawn.com
Shane will speak at OSC Tokyo between 10:15 and 11:00 on Friday the 30th October. Details of his speech are below in Japanese and English. The speech will be in English with Japanese simultaneous translation.
Title:
‘Practical Economic Engagement with Free and Open Source Software’
Contents:
This talk will explain how Free and Open Source Software works, how it can be categorized and how to use it for economic gain. It will focus on the addition of FOSS to commercial relationships, managing commercial/non-commercial cooperation, building useful international bridges and resolving any issues that might occur.
Audience:
The talk will be useful for senior developers, project managers, business decision-makers and lawyers dealing with FOSS transactions.
Name:
Shane Martin Coughlan
Biography:
“Shane Coughlan is an expert in communication methods and business development. He is best known for building bridges between commercial and non-commercial stakeholders in the technology sector. His professional accomplishments include establishing a legal department for the main NGO promoting Free Software in Europe, building a European legal network with over 200 corporate counsel, independent counsel, and technical experts across 27 countries, and aligning corporate and community interests to launch the first law review dedicated to Free/Open Source Software.
Shane has extensive knowledge of Internet technologies, management best practice, community building and Free/Open Source Software. His experience includes engagement with the server, desktop, embedded and mobile telecommunication industries. He does business in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and maintains a broad network of contacts.”
題名:
’フリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの実用的経済関与’
内容:
この講演ではフリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアがどのように機能し、どのように分類することができるかまた経済利益をもたらすためにどのように使用するかを説明します。そして、フリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの製品化、営利・非営利間の連携管理、 有益な国際的つながりの構築、予測される問題の解決に役立てるかに重点を置いてお話します。
観客:
今回の講演は上級開発者、プロジェクトマネージャー、ビジネス意思決定者やフリー＆オープンソースソフトウェアの商取引に携わる弁護士に役に立つ内容で
す。
名前:
シェーン マーティン コークラン
経歴:
“私はコミュニケーション方法と事業開発の専門家であり、テクノロジー分野の営利目的の利害関係者と非営利の利害関係者との架け橋役としてよく知られています。専門的な業績としてはヨーロッパでフリーソフトウェアを奨励している主となるNGOの法務部門を設立し、２００人以上の法人弁護士、独立した弁護士そしてテクニカルエキスパートから成るヨーロッパの法的ネットワークを築いたこ
とです。このネットワークは、２７カ国にわたっており、フリー・オープンソースソフトウェアのための最初の法律の見直しをするために企業と利害関係者との連携を図っています。
また、IT、最良実践管理やコミュニティービルダー、そしてフリー・オープンソースソフトウェアに関する豊富な知識を持っています。そして、その経験は、サーバーやデスクトップ、組込みやモバイル式テレコミュニケーション業界も含みます。またヨーロッパ、アジアと南北アメリカでビジネスを行い、幅広い人的ネットワークを保持しています。”
Contact information/連絡先情報:
Tel: 090 9774 2404
Email: shane@opendawn.com
Shane Coughlan (Opendawn) and Armijn Hemel (Loohuis Consulting) published an article on LWN.net.
“This article examines a field called compliance engineering. Compliance engineering was pioneered by technical experts who wanted to address misuses of software, and was made famous by gpl-violations.org, FSF, and similar organizations correcting Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) license violations. The field has grown into a commercial segment with companies like Blackduck Software and consultancy firms like Loohuis Consulting offering formal services to third parties.
Rather than attempting to examine compliance engineering in all market segments and under all conditions, this article will focus on explaining some of the tools and skills required to undertake due diligence activities related to licensing and binary code in the embedded industry. It is based on the GPL Compliance Engineering Guide, which in turn is based on the experience of engineers contributing to the gpl-violations.org project.”
You can read the full text on LWN.net.
For more information about FOSS compliance engineering in the embedded industry and Opendawn’s services in this area please contact us.
Shane Coughlan delivered a speech entitled “Integrating Free and Open Source Software into Your Supply Chain” at Open Source in Mobile World conference in Amsterdam on the 16th of September. The next day he hosted a post-conference workshop on “The Strategic Implementation of Free Software in Business” for delegates wishing to explore the intersection of business and legal issues in more detail.
This marks Shane’s third year of speaking at the conference and his second year of contributing strategic guidance to the advisory board.
For more information about FOSS in the mobile industry and Opendawn’s services in this area please contact us.
Shane Coughlan (Opendawn) and Armijn Hemel (Loohuis Consulting) published an article on LWN.net.
“Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) license compliance is a contentious topic. There are different perspectives about when and how license terms apply, about which licenses can be used together, and about how potential issues should be resolved. The consumer electronics market is an area where FOSS license compliance is particularly problematic. This is primarily attributable to economic reasons rather than dishonesty, but in a market worth more than $335 Billion in 2008, it is an issue worth exploring.
Due to the relative youth of the FOSS ecosystem, there is a lack of case law and best practice information available. In the past, one of the few resources available to the community was Debian Legal, and businesses had little beyond Open Bar (USA) and ifrOSS (EU) to support them.
That situation is improving. Organizations like FSF’s Free Software Licensing and Compliance Lab, gpl-violations.org, FSFE’s Freedom Task Force and Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) have helped push professional legal and business approaches to the forefront of FOSS discourse. The recent launch of the International Free and Open Source Software Law Review has provided a neutral platform for future discussions. As FOSS has matured so too has the level of information accessible to support businesses and projects.“
You can read the full text on LWN.net.
For more information about FOSS license compliance in the consumer electronics market and Opendawn’s services in this area please contact us.
Shane Coughlan met with the Director, Business Support Manage, Open Source Centre Manager and Innovation Advisor of Northern Ireland’s Southern Regional College as well as local business representatives to discuss FOSS trends and practical engagement.
Educational establishments and businesses in Northern Ireland are developing plans for economic regeneration and innovation. Information Technology and FOSS in particular are regarded as central to this strategy. Opendawn helped the stakeholders bridge the gap between goals and real world implementation.
Curious about what Opendawn can do to help you? Contact us to find out more.