OSS License Compliance for Software Developers, NOT for Legal Experts - Satoru Ueda, Sony
Channel: The Linux Foundation
Date: 2018-03-15

OSS License Compliance for Software Developers, NOT for Legal Experts - Satoru Ueda, Sony Corporation

Dealing appropriately with the OSS License is an essential issue using open source software. In this session, we would like to consider the most important things which are always forgotten especially for actual software developers. To be consulted by attorney or legal department staff? Of course it is important. However we mustn’t forget the existence of the engineers who are not supported by those legal experts. And there are some pitfalls which legal experts are always fall into. The role of the software developers who to use OSS are enormously important. Don’t be afraid! It is not so difficult for the software developers to perform the role. 

About Satoru Ueda
From early 2003, Satoru Ueda has been engaged in a project to widely use Linux for consumer electronics appliances and IoT devices. In the project he has been supporting to establish and enhance collaborative relationship between the community and the embedded system developers. As from 2012 to 2017, he participates in the Keio university Leading Graduate School program as the Project Professor (in charged for education) and considering the value of open community for the innovation. The challenge to harmonize with community and many Consumer Electronics products related companies is based upon his past experience of product planning and marketing for UNIX workstation and research of ecology of independent film making community.