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Winning Over Compliance Skeptics

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Winning Over Compliance Skeptics
FOSSY 2023

Unfortunately, not every team or organization views open source license compliance as something that should be prioritized. Some perceive it as a costly inconvenience that gets in the way of development efficiency and product quality. The good news: While it’s impossible to change opinions overnight, our experience supporting compliance initiatives for numerous open source projects and companies has made clear that the right mix of messaging, processes, and strategies can make a difference. Join FOSSA Head of Product Kenaz Kwa and Chief Advocate Aaron Williams in this session as we highlight learnings from working with engineering leaders who have won over compliance skeptics. We’ll share information that you can use to help make compliance more of a priority across your organization, including: Strategies for successfully implementing compliance policies - How and why simplicity is often the right approach to a compliance program - Underappreciated benefits of a compliance-minded culture - The real risks of non-compliance - How to reduce engineering time spent on compliance - Why it’s important to pay attention to community licenses We’ll also discuss how to apply these takeaways to specific areas where compliance skepticism manifests, like when organizations: - Are reluctant to create policies governing license compliance - Are reluctant to dedicate the resources (engineering time and/or automation) to manage license compliance - Have compliance policies in place — but certain teams are unable or unwilling to implement them Attendees will come away from the session with new tactics, messaging, and insights that you can present to colleagues to make the case for prioritizing compliance initiatives.

Speakers: Aaron Williams Kenaz Kwa