'Two aspects for OpenChain BoF session' contains a presentation by Ueda San of Sony at the OpenChain Workshop, Open Source Summit Europe on the 23rd of October.

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Two aspects
for Open Chain BOF session
Satoru Ueda
Sony

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Two aspects
•(1) Think about Open Chain Network Nodes
•(2) Think about upper stream contact

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Two aspects
•(1) Think about Open Chain Network Nodes
•(2) Think about upper stream contact

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Final product vendor
Inappropriate use of OSS
Trap of OSS in the software supply chain
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier
Software
Supplier Software
Supplier
Can not comply OSS license requirement as the Distributor of OSS
OSS Information
OSS Information
OSS Information
OSS Information
OSS Information
OSS (not using)
Information
OSS Information
OSS Information
OSS Information

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Thoughts to the node of software supply chain
CO
CO
DI
B2B B2B
B2B
End
End node
Distribution of OSS always be
terminated here , such as cloud
server system
B2C node
From here, OSS is distributed to the
bunch of people
B2B node
Upper stream developers of software
For the down stream businesses
Distributor node
To collect the result of OSS Community activity
and fit them to the industry
Community node
Hub of Open Source developer people
B2C
CO
Several thousand of people
Several million of people in some case

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Thoughts to the node of software supply chain
CO
CO
DI
B2B B2B
B2B
End
End node
B2C node
B2B node
Distributor node
Community node
B2C
CO
Several thousand of people
Several million of people in some case
Primary focus of Open Chain
To be extended in near future

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Think about OSS supply chain nodes
CO
DI
B2B
End
End node
ここでOSSの頒布が止まる
たとえばクラウドサーバ
恐らくOSS対応は容易
（除：ASP Loophole関連）
B2C node
ここの先にさらに膨大な
OSSの頒布が発生する
B2B node
上流・下流の関係が単純で恐らくノード間に契約がある
コミュニティーとの関係はOSSライセンスに依る
上流から来たライセンス条件をいかにきちんと
下流に流せるかが課題
Distributor node
OSSコミュニティー成果物を取りまとめるノード
組込み系では半導体企業のサービスとなっている場合が
多く見られる
上流から来たライセンス条件をいかにきちんと
下流に流せるかが課題
Community node
コミュニティーを取りまとめるノード
上流に位置する開発者はライセンスに無頓着な場合も
このノードそのものも、杜撰な対応をしている場合も
いかに適切にライセンス決定し下流にライセンス条件を渡せるかが課題
場合によって上流から来たライセンス条件をいかにきちんと
下流に流せるかも課題となる
B2C
このことが意味する課題を
上流の人たちにも理解して
協力してほしい
One of Japan WG discussion in progress

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Two aspects
•(1) Think about Open Chain Network Nodes
•(2) Think about upper stream contact

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Doubtful whether the software developers of
the upper stream are not prepared for
such information
Look into the actual scene of software supply chain
Not provided
appropriate
information of OSS
from the upper
stream of supply
chain
Sales person do not
understand why downer stream
company’s request such information
Legal/IPD staffs suggest that they
are not required to provide such OSS
information
Insufficient awareness of the problem (Executive)
“We are all right because we have the perfect process” REALLY??
Recursive
Procurement staff of upper stream company
“Senior managements are hardware oriented or
non technological oriented people and they
hardly pay attention to the software related issue”
(Voices which we heard in Taipei)
* It will not be Taiwan unique voice but may be observed in China
and even in Japan
“It is only your company that request such information” frequently observed reaction
Not obtained appropriate OSS information from the further upper stream??

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Who should understand OSS in B2B node?
In-taking
OSS
Software development Releasing
OSS
Professional Support
IN OUT
Procurement
Sales / Marketing
Software developers
OEM/ODM Arrangement
Legal / IPD experts
Senior Management / Executive

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Who is the upper steam contact?
In-taking
OSS
Software development Releasing
OSS
Professional Support
IN OUT
Procurement
Sales / Marketing
Software developers
OEM/ODM Arrangement
Legal / IPD experts
Senior Management / Executive
Guess
What!!

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Reaching to the upper stream of supply chain
The primary contact to the upper
stream provider is “Sales and
Marketing”
1. Sales and Marketing
2. Legal team to create SLA
3. Software developers to prepare software
Upper stream of the supply chain
Downer stream of the supply chain
Actually I am experiencing several cases in past few month (best practices)
Sales persons in Upper stream understood the reason why we ask about OSS
Sales / Marketing
Sequence of
upper stream contact
Why we need
OSS
information?

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Idea to prepare leaflet to the upper stream contact persons
Software development Releasing
OSS
Professional Support
Sales / Marketing
Software developers
Legal / IPD experts
Senior Management / Executive
Leaflet
Procurement
Software developers
Legal / IPD experts
Position “Sales and Marketing”
as the “Hub” to convey down
stream’s demand to up stream
company
One of Japan WG discussion in progress

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Leaflet to Sales and Marketing people
• “Why your customer needs the OSS information?”
• To comply with the OSS license which the distributer of OSS must perform
• Your customer will also become the OSS Distributor
• “What are expected to your software design team?”
• Prepare accurate and detail list of OSS which will be included in your work.
• Update the information if it is required
• Please look into the “<URL:whitepaper>” as to the detail
• “What kind of understandings of your legal/IPD staffs are
required?”
• Provide the appropriate suggestions about the OSS license compliance
• Think not only about your OSS license compliance but also pay attention to
your customers’ OSS license compliance
• Please look into the “<URL:whitepaper>” as to the detail
Wish to be prepared by
the Open Chain Project

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Sorry but this book is in Japanese
“Textbook of OSS License”
Now in store
Writer: me