Best Practices for Managing Software Intellectual Property in an Open Source World

05Nov08

Recently, I came across a white paper from BlackDuck Software. It has the same name with the title of this post. So here are the 7 best practices mentioned in the white paper :

• 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

To read the complete white paper click here. All trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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