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openchain:specification-questions-and-answers [2018/05/17 18:19]
mgisi [OpenChain Specification FAQ]
openchain:specification-questions-and-answers [2018/05/17 19:23]
mgisi
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 =====  OpenChain Specification FAQ ===== =====  OpenChain Specification FAQ =====
-This is the FAQ for the OpenChain specification. We highly recommend all contributors to specification'​s development review these questions and answers as a first step to contributing. There are four principles that guide the development of the specification:​+This is the FAQ for the OpenChain specification. We highly recommend all contributors to specification'​s development review these questions and answers as a first step to contributing. 
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 +====What is the objective of the OpenChain specification?​==== 
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 +To define a core set of requirements a Open Source compliance program should satisfy to achieve: a level of trust that an organization provides the artifacts required to achieve Open Source license compliance for software it shares with others. Compliance artifacts consist of: source code, build scripts, license copies, attribution notices, modification notices, SPDX data and other materials open source licenses governing a software deliverable may require. 
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 +==== What are the Specification Guiding Principles? ==== 
 + There are four principles that guide the development of the specification:​
    - Build trust around the use of open source in constructing software solutions that are shared with others.    - Build trust around the use of open source in constructing software solutions that are shared with others.
    - Less is More    - Less is More
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   - Function as an open development initiative - open to all to contribute - inclusion via discussion and consensus that adhere to these guiding principles   - Function as an open development initiative - open to all to contribute - inclusion via discussion and consensus that adhere to these guiding principles
  
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-====What is the objective of the OpenChain specification?​==== 
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-To define a core set of requirements a Open Source compliance program should satisfy to achieve: a level of trust that an organization provides the artifacts required to achieve Open Source license compliance for software it shares with others. Compliance artifacts consist of: source code, build scripts, license copies, attribution notices, modification notices, SPDX data and other materials open source licenses governing a software deliverable may require. 
  
 ====Where can I obtain a copy of the current version of the specification?​==== ====Where can I obtain a copy of the current version of the specification?​====
openchain/specification-questions-and-answers.txt · Last modified: 2019/11/17 19:12 by mgisi