[Fiware-ge-owners] Working Group for analysis of potential issues and opportunity of harmonization regarding open source distribution and contribution license agreements linked to FIWARE components

[Juanjo Hierro]

Hi all,

   I'm coming back to you on this relevant topic.

   First meeting of the FIWARE Open Source Licenses WG will take place 
on March 6th at 09:00am

   Those who already expressed their interest to participate in the WG 
should have received a calendar invitation.

   Those who still want to join, please let me know.

   Cheers,

   Juanjo


On 10/02/2020 18:28, Juanjo Hierro wrote:
> Dear FIWARE GE owner representatives,
>
>   During the last FIWARE Foundation BoD (Board of Directors) there was 
> a request to conduct an analysis of potential issues and opportunity 
> of harmonization regarding open source distribution and contribution 
> license agreements linked to FIWARE components. Therefore, the FIWARE 
> Foundation will create a Working Group targeted to:
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>   * analyze existing open source distribution licensees adopted in
>     FIWARE and determine a) whether some sort of harmonization is
>     feasible and b) whether there is any constraints that existing
>     open source distribution licenses adopted in FIWARE may impose in
>     commercialization of "Powered by FIWARE" solutions
>   * analyze existing contribution license agreements to determine a)
>     whether some sort of harmonization is feasible and b) whether a
>     template or set of recommendations for the wording of such
>     contribution license agreements can be established for components
>     that will be part of FIWARE.
>
>   We believe that it is important that representatives of 
> organizations contributing FIWARE GEs join this Working Group.  On the 
> other hand, it was highlighted that the group should be formed by 
> representatives who have a strong expertise on open source licenses 
> (both distribution and contribution agreement licenses). Those 
> representatives should be familiar with the different alternative 
> business models that can be put in place linked to selection a 
> concrete open source distribution license.   They should also have 
> enough experience in open source communities and the mechanisms which 
> can foster contribution by third parties and the growth of a strong 
> community of contributors around a given open source product, 
> including the selection of a proper contribution license agreement.
>
>   Please send to me the contact information about people you want to 
> get involved in this Working Group. We plan to schedule a confcall 
> last week of February and it will be important that enough number of 
> representatives already join that call.  They would be incorporated as 
> members of a mailing list we will create for conducting the discussions.
>
>   Cheers,
>
> -- 
> Document
> Juanjo Hierro
> Chief Technology Officer
> juanjose.hierro at fiware.org <mailto:juanjose.hierro at fiware.org>
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