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自由開源軟體商業應用的建議管理流程 (Governance flowchart for FOSS implementation in commercial product)

隨著近年來自由開源軟體發展的成熟與穩定,對於許多國內企業來說,應用自由開源軟體來加速產品開發,已經成為一個不可逆的時代趨勢。然而自由開源軟體在授權模式上,不同於傳統的封閉源碼軟體,在應用管理層面也因此應有所不同,許多企業因為不熟悉自由開源軟體的特性與管理方式,而有許多的困擾,甚至後續於司法實務上衍生了法律糾紛。針對此,講者將以自由開源軟體的應用特性與授權內容為開場,說明自由開源軟體與過去傳統封閉源碼軟體的不同之處,並引述在加入商業產品開發時所可能產生的問題,接著提出建議的自由開源軟體應用管理流程,包括:程式碼管理、軟體清單遞交制度的建立等等,透過這些管理流程的介紹,期望裨益國內企業在應用自由開源軟體時,能有效的降低與管控可能產生的法律糾紛與風險。

Many Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects have been largely improved both in maturity and stability in recent years. Accompany with that, implementing FOSS to speed up the manufacturing circle of products is an irreversible tendency for most companies in Taiwan. However, FOSS is different from traditional proprietary software in licensing model, hence, to comply with its licensing rule, the in-house governance policy should also be changed. But till now, many Taiwan companies are still not familiar with the first thing about the FOSS governance at all, this kind of recklessness would build up a barrier from implementing FOSS projects properly, it might even cause legal disputes in the long run. Responding to that, speaker of this session will start this talk with a description of FOSS licensing characteristic, its content, obligation, and the differences from proprietary software. Following that, the issues arising when implementing FOSS in commercial product will be discussed. After that, the governance flowchart of FOSS management process will be introduced, this topic includes Source Code management method and software list inheritance mechanism. Finally, the rationale of the governance flowchart will be explained. The speaker hopes all the audience can get a better understanding of the flowchart, and help them to reduce and control the infringement risks on FOSS implementation in the future.

林誠夏 (Lucien Lin) ,網路暱稱為 “Lucien” 或 “lucien.cc”,知識背景為科技法律,但是也喜歡學習任何新奇有趣的事物。自2005年開始任職於中央研究院自由軟體鑄造場,踏入自由軟體授權條款的研究領域,並專職於自由軟體授權條款的解說分析,以及自由軟體商業運用模式的觀察記錄。2008年開始擔任自由軟體鑄造場的專案經理,2010年兼任電子報主編,目前已卸下這二份職務,改戮力於個人的書籍寫作並轉任計畫維運發展的諮詢顧問。

Lucien C.H. Lin, the frequently used id of him in the internet is “Lucien” or “lucien.cc”. His education background is mainly in the field of technology laws, but he also has many interests and is inclined to learn anything of novelties and creativities. In 2005, he stepped in the study area of “Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)” licenses and became an academia research member of the “Open Source Software Foundry (OSSF)” project. Since then, he is in charge of the analysis and interpretation of FOSS licenses, the record and track of FOSS business trends and models. He served as the project manager of OSSF project in 2008, and the OSSF newsletter chief editor in 2010. He retired both of the positions in 2011, and shifted his role in OSSF as a management advisor. Now he devotes himself to the writing of the coming book “Understanding Free and Open Source Software Licensing as Business Intelligence” to help Taiwan people to get a better and useful understanding on FOSS licensing.

對OSSF未來的看法

  • 從目前觀察到的不足處來看OSSF運轉上可能有的缺失
    1. 人:人事管理不佳與團體意識薄弱
    2. 事:服務內容的外部需求度低(服務內容不對、服務質量不佳)
    3. 物:提供工具的可用性及延展性不佳
  • 從缺失來評估未來OSSF運轉上可能的改善方向
    1. 人:增設年末淘汰與獎勵、懲罰機制
    2. 事:刪減外部需求度低且無發展性的服務內容
    3. 物:將OpenFoundry開發平台的開發導向質精量簡好操作好移轉的方向

OSSF的轉型與業務遞嬗

    1. 計畫為何需要轉型?國科會減資(國科會無法長期Host一個固定計畫,因為機關設立目的是補助創新計畫,而非設立一個常態營運的公務單位。)→需求由下至下的時代已結束,故被補助計畫需自證需求性仍然存在,才可以由下到上展現出被需求的程度。
    1. 那麼、如果目前計畫執行的工作是有意義並被需求的事務,為何不是再找尋資源來填充缺口,而是設一個轉型的小結論?
    1. 其實、轉型也是為了統整可用資源,也是改革的契機,先釐清哪些事務是必要且符合外部需求,同時由計畫同仁來執行也是「有願又有力」的。
    2. 重點、清整現有業務,化「外部需求」為未來的「企業需求」,精萃這些可用的工具平台與服務內容,然後找錢將這些有意義有綜效的事情持續執行下去。
      • OpenFoundry:外部移轉需求,但、不好移植、不易操作(可能的改變方向:質精量減好安裝化)。
      • Who's Who:人力資源無法移轉,僅能鼓勵與栽培。
      • 校園推廣:目前有Academia Sinica名聲加持,改變計畫性質為一般組織之後,可能需要轉變為中長期課程,或是轉為同仁以知名講師身份受邀的方式來進行(可能的改變方向:中長期課程化、講師化)。
      • 資源表列:初始入門的資訊,若有適合的合作對象,才可以接續維持(可能的改變方向:實業化)。
      • 技術分享工作坊:資源由OSSF轉入到軟體社群(活動費用、場地費用、印刷品費用),然而、若是計畫轉型後,應僅能轉由企業小額/大額捐款的方式,來維持必要的舉辦能量(可能的改變方向:體系化、回饋化)。
      • 軟體開發教材:………
      • 電子報:維持一個固定的宣傳管理(可能的改變方向:專欄化、行動化)。
      • 自由軟體法律授權諮詢:組織設立、論壇營建、書籍撰寫、教育訓練(可能的改變方向:產業化)。
    3. 但!是!誰願意轉型?全部轉型?部份轉型?
    1. 預設的想像:License checker→License wizard→CloseFoundry,Subversion,定期Upgrade→Release, Public relation, Workshop, Promotion and bridge activities.
    2. 中立組織、媒合機構,工具與服務能被集中開發,定期更新,並接受各界捐款以固定釋出成果。
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