The availability of a large and rapidly growing pool of freely available open source software – over 180,000 components at last count – has caused a fundamental change in the economics of software development. Development projects that were once composed of 100% closed-source and proprietary code now regularly have 25%, 50% or up to 75% of the code based on open source. For development organizations ,this hybrid approach significantly reduces cost and speeds time-to-market. The genie of open source is definitely “out of the bottle.”

The challenge that arises is that open source software like proprietary software has associated license obligations that, if not managed properly, can expose a company to significant legal risks. Recent law suits and court decisions reinforce the need to be cognizant of the open source that is used and diligent in the management of compliance with the applicable license obligations just as if they were proprietary software.

In this webinar we answer the questions:
* What obligations are imposed by open source licenses?
* Why should executive management care about compliance with open source license obligations?
* What are the best approaches to managing the risks?
* How can developers be given the freedom to get their jobs done, while controlling risk and ensuring compliance?

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