Partner Mauricio Uribe kicked off a two-part, comprehensive discussion on open-source software and third-party vendors. The presentation served as an introduction to the topic and provided more general information. Speakers: Mauricio Uribe

1. Knobbe Practice Webinar Series:
Strategic Considerations for
Open-Source Software
Part I
Mauricio A. Uribe
June 13, 2022

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Principles of Open-Source
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Principles of Open-Source
• Transparency
⎼ Description of software and progress
⎼ Compliance with terms of license agreements
• Participation
⎼ Code submission
⎼ Licensing/compensation
• Collaboration
⎼ Helping others in the community
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Transparency
Participation
Collaboration

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Examples of Open-Source Software
• Operating Environments
⎼ Linux operating system
⎼ Android by Google
• Applications
⎼ Open office (productivity)
⎼ Firefox browser (browser)
⎼ VLC media player (media)
⎼ ClamWin (antivirus)
• System
⎼ Moodle (online learning system)
⎼ WordPress (content management system)
• Data
⎼ World Bank Open Data
⎼ World Health Organization
⎼ US Census Bureau
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Open-Source Licensing Models
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Licensing Model Rights and Restrictions – Four Freedoms
•Freedom to Use
•Freedom to Copy
•Freedom to Modify
•Freedom to Distribute
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Four
Freedoms
Use
Copy
Modify
Distribute

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Open-Source Licensing Models
• Copyleft Licensing Models
⎼Copyleft licenses allow for changes to software with obligation to
distribute your modified copy.
⎼“Pay it forward” and release code as open source under the
same license terms.
⎼Exemplary License Terms: GNU General Public License, or
GPL.
• Permissive Licensing Models
⎼Permissive licenses allow for changes to software with no
requirement to distribute modified copy
⎼Exemplary License Terms: Apache License 2.0 and the MIT
License.
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Open-Source Management and Issues
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Open-Source Management and Issues
• Open-Source Software Selection
⎼Functionality and performance
⎼Licensing terms (rights and obligations)
• Open-Source Maintenance and Upgrades
⎼License tracking and identification
⎼Versioning and upgrades
• Third-party Open-Source Utilization
⎼Disclosure and identification
⎼Audit
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Open-Source Management and Issues
• Open-Source Distribution
⎼New code distribution
⎼Compliance-based distribution
• Patents
⎼Infringement
⎼Indemnification
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11. Mauricio A. Uribe
Mauricio.Uribe@knobbe.com