Our vision isa trusted supply chain
Our mission is to make that happen
Project Charter:
https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Project-Charter-And-Agreements/blob/master/Project-Charter/OpenChain-Charter-March2020.pdf
4.
Our standards arethe international baseline for quality in open
source license compliance and security assurance programs.
Our guides and reference material helps people solve
compliance challenges.
Our community provides a space to share knowledge.
Automotive Banking CloudConsumer Industrial SaaS Service Silicon Telco
Example Verticals Impacted by OpenChain
This is a snapshot based on membership and select conformant organizations currently listed on our website. Total conformant numbers are far higher.
Example: PwC Survey shows 20% of companies in Germany with over 2,000 employees already used ISO/IEC 5230.
7.
Trillions More InMarket Value Touched
(Lockheed co-chairs our spec development)
This is a non-exhaustive list of participants on some of our community lists
8.
Our Community WorkGroups
Regional User Groups
China (Sept 2019~)
Germany (Jan 2020~)
India (Sept 2019~)
Japan (Dec 2017~)
Korea (Jan 2019~)
Meridian 22 (Sept 2025~)
Taiwan (Sept 2019~)
UK (June 2020~)
Core Work Groups
Education (Autumn 2020~)
Specification (Spring 2016~)
Community Work Groups
AI (January 2024~)
Automation (Summer 2019~)
SBOM (July 2024~)
Industry-Specific Work Groups
Automotive (Summer 2019~)
Telco (Spring 2021~)
General Project News
●We launched the Ambassador program in September:
https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/09/18/welcoming-the-openchain-ambassador-program
● Update on OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974 and the CRA:
https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/09/18/update-on-openchain-iso-iec-18974-and-the-cra
● RECORDING: OpenChain SBOM Work Group – Meeting – 2025-09-24:
https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/09/25/sbom-work-group-2025-09-24
11.
AI Compliance Comingin October
Our OpenChain AI Work Group completed work on an AI System Bill of Materials
Compliance Guide in 1H 2025. This guide will officially be released on the 20th of
October.
The Draft AI SBOM Compliance Guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XHztgMALwnu2D02bmWYyXeW3wE_Jw19
9/edit#heading=h.x3i92tls8mld
SBOM Study GroupUpdate
The SBOM Study Group has continued its discussion around SBOM Quality.
There are two key documents being talked about:
1. Version 1.1 of the Telco SBOM Quality Guide:
https://openchainproject.org/featured/2025/05/09/openchain-telco-sbom-
guide-version-1-1-now-available
2. A new document designing a cross-industry, cross-format SBOM quality guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iuXX8j10N70dfce1-CZFWhW6S2jEqc--
flcCgXMMdjg/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.xtogtsbrin0p
Updates to PolicyTemplate + Training Course
Example Policy template
Reference training links (as shown last call) committed to master
"Require a procedure to create a SBOM" text updated, see:
https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Reference-Material/issues/112
LFC193 Training
Proposed updated Ch4 diagrams - intention is that for the LF Training hosted course
an AI presenter can talk the text with accompanying video animated diagrams. See
latest version :
https://github.com/OpenChain-Project/Reference-Material/tree/master/OpenChain-
Training/en/Online-Training-Courses/LFC193%20Course%20Content
19.
Free Online ComplianceManagement Training
4.5 out of 5 star rating!
4.6 out of 5 star rating!
Our Workflow
We Study
WeBrainstorm
We Make a Guide (if useful)
We Make a Specification (if useful)
We Make a Standard (if useful)
25.
Sister Standards -Processes for Programs
ISO/IEC 5230 (License Compliance) ISO/IEC 18974 (Security Assurance)
Flexible program size
Covering:
● Inbound processes
● Internal processes
● Outbound processes
Standards about process points
Not about process content
There Is ASteady Trend:
Open source is becoming more professional
Open source is becoming more accountable
Open source is becoming more sustainable
29.
OpenChain Has APlan
1. We will assist in the professionalization of the supply
chain
2. We will continue to grow our reference material
3. We will also support discussion in new area like AI
Compliance
30.
Our Message: YouAre Always Welcome!
New in Korea: Makkoli Study Group
31.
It Has BeenA Long Journey…
● 2006, FSFE creates a legal task force with
support from Harald Welte
● 2007, FSFE creates a network for lawyers
● 2008, the legal network hosts its first major legal
conference
● 2015, OpenChain concept by people who were
part of the legal network and also LF
● 2016, OpenChain officially launched as an LF
Project
32.
Participate In OpenChain
●Our calls are open and publicly listed.
● We publish a recording of every
meeting not under Chatham House
Rule.
● We provide access to work groups,
special interest groups and local
work groups by mailing list.
● We also use Slack and WeChat.