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Tobie Langel

Principal & Managing Partner
UnlockOpen

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With the push towards regulation around software supply chain security that's happening both in the US and in the EU, I think it's fundamental to anchor back to fundamentals: a shared definition of open source licenses (the OSI's) and the liability clause of open source licenses to clarify, once and for all, that although it is essential to adopt "Shift Left" security practices, liability belongs in the contractual relationship between software providers and customers, not between maintainers and the people using that software.

About Tobie Langel

Tobie Langel is the principal and founder of UnlockOpen, a boutique consulting firm that helps organizations think strategically about open source and align their open source effort with desired business outcomes.

His clients include top tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Intel, Mozilla, or Airtable.