Overview

This whitepaper from IT experts Black Duck proposes new methods for managing intellectual property in the open source era. It describes a set of best practices that companies can use to avoid the risks and gain the benefits of this approach of software development. Detailed advice is given on the following:

• Re-use existing components wherever appropriate


• Track and control changes to internal components


• Control re-use of sensitive or external components


• Verify every build and release


• Review compliance at project phase transitions


• Control component contribution and distribution


• Assess software components before acquisition

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