ENSURE SAFE OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEM
with SafeOSS open-source software consulting
A free lunch?
01 / OPEN ≠ FREE
Open-source software (OSS) is not identical to free software. It is publically or on-demand available, however, there is always an owner of intellectual property. The proper use of software is regulated by an OSS license. Even a single OSS component usage dramatically changes the whole proprietary software.
02 / FIRST CHECK,
THEN INVEST
An improperly organized software ecosystem may lead to intellectual property loss in later stages. Thus, in order to save your time and money or even avoid losing your know-how, make sure that the OSS license passed the due diligence by your legal team.
03 / EVEN MORE
TRICKY
Your digital solution, perhaps, includes hundreds of third-party software components and each of them might have a particular license with different versions. These versions may be not compatible to each other and it can lead to license breach and losing your intellectual property of the entire solution. In order to avoid legal issues with your digital solution, it requires a detailed comparative analysis of thousand combinations of these licenses.
MEET SAFEOSS
OUR STORY
We, SafeOSS ℠, are open-source enthusiasts with a great experience in the OSS components development. Having worked in an open community as well as commercial environment, we can ensure proper integration of the OSS within a proprietary software. We provide advisory in this area including full-stack modern software development and embedded systems as a part of industrial electronics.
OUR VISION
We are on the mission to make the OSS safely available for the proprietary software engineering globally for companies of all sizes and industries. Local intellectual property regulations and corporate policies should reach a harmonic co-existence with the community open-source spirit.
OUR APPROACH
We own a know-how for the open-source compliance management. It includes the licenses comparative analysis (all-with-all) and technical audit of the software ecosystem. Book the initial 1-hour advisory to know more and to identify the next steps.