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John Weathersby and Dave Egts

OSSI Executive Director John Weathersby presents Dave Egts from Red Hat with OSSI Platinum Member monument. Red Hat is a strong supporter of OSSI and a regular contributor to the OSSI community.

SUSE Track Leader Adam Morgan

OSSI Platinum Corporate Member SUSE exhibits their solutions at DHS' Open Source Industry Day. Life Cycle Management Track Leader Adam Morgan (center) from SUSE is a very strong supporter and frequent contributor to the Open Source community and OSSI events.

Exhibitors Present Innovative Open Source Solutions

OSSI exhibitors Red Hat, Basho and Persistent Systems present their unique, innovative solutions to attendees at DHS' Open Source Industry Day.

Dr. Ron Ross, NIST and Joe Jarzombek, DHS

Dr. Ross responds to audience questions during morning panel discussion focused on software assurance. DHS Software Assurance Lead Joe Jarzombek and other government panelists offered their insight and guidance on the topic.

Software Angel of Death - John Keane

Known as the "Software Angel of Death", John Keane responds to audience questions at the recent DHS Open Source Industry Day. John is recognized for his strong will, rigorous testing program and requirement for solid secure code. Additionally, Mr. Keane is a member of the OSSI Government Advisory Board.

VMWare presented with Platinum Corporate membership

VMWare receives their OSSI monument from OSSI Executive Director John Weathersby designating VMWare as an official Platinum Corporate Member.

DHS Open Source Industry Day Attendees

Attendees arrive at registration desk for DHS Open Source Industry day. DHS Ambassador Joe Jarzombek welcomes guests to conference.

OSSI Senior Advisory Board Member Bob Bigman

Bob Bigman, CEO, 2BSecure and CIA CISO (retired), engaged with attendees at DHS' Open Source Industry Day. His opening keynote address offered his thoughts on "a government CISO's perspective on open source software."

R4IT joins OSSI as Platinum Corporate Member

Executive Director John Weathersby welcomes Butch Rapp, R4IT founder and CEO, as OSSI's newest Platinum Corporate Member.

CTIC Director David Tohn

Cheasapeake Techology Innovation Center Direcotr David Tohn contributing to the panel discussion at the DHS Open Source Industry Day.

Registration Volunteers Emily Livesay and Leslie Ann Kellan

Registration desk volunteers, Leslie-Ann Kellan and Emily Livesay oversee event check-in process. As a non-profit, OSSI Community members provide support that is extremely important to the organization's success.

HP ESP at DHS Open Source Industry Day

OSSI Gold Corporate Members Leslie Ann Kellan, Peter Archibald, Jeff Moreland and Scott Johnson from HP Enterprise Security Products participate in Software Assurance Track session.

U.S. Navy 10th Fleet Sailors

Sailors from the U.S. Navy's 10th Fleet (an operational component of USCYBERCOM) working on the new Open Source KARMA Program participate in DHS' Open Source Industry Day.

Platinum Corporate Member Sqrrl

Sqrrl Founder and CEO Oren Falkowitz receives Platinum Corporate Member monument from OSSI Executive Director John Weathersby.

Expert Panel Members

Marc Jones (center) from CAST Software responds to audience questions in the Software Assurance Track.

SRA's Walter Houser and IDA's Dr. David Wheeler

Walter Houser and Dr. David Wheeler discussing the DHS Open Source Industry Day agenda. David spoke about his "Lessons Learned" study during the morning Track 2 session.

Attendees arrive for DHS Open Source Industry Day

DHS Ambassador Joe Jarzombek (center) welcomes attendees to DHS Open Source Industry Day 2013. In addition to his speaking role at the event, Joe is a member of the OSSI Government Advisory Board.

The role of open source in cloud infrastructure

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informationweek.in By Marten Mickos, May 13, 2013

Today, open source cloud platforms are winning the IaaS battle, open source storage and file systems are expanding their footprint, and open source databases are replacing closed source rivals. Marten Mickos, CEO, Eucalyptus Systems explains why nearly everything is being snatched by open source software

(MongoDB is a Corporate Member and strong supporter of OSSI.)

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Indirect Dependencies Are Killing Open Source Licenses

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drdobbs.com By Adrian Bridgwater, May 12, 2013

Lifecycle management company White Source has presented new research that claims to be able to quantify the degree to which open source components depend on other open source libraries, especially where multiple different licenses are involved.

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Facebook Rattles Networking World With ‘Open Source’ Gear

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wired.com By Cade Metz 05.08.13

Google solved the problem ages ago, but only for itself. Now, Facebook is building a solution for everyone else.

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Driving Better Governance with Open Source

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futuregov.asia By Clarice Africa | 8 May 2013

“Ten years ago, Open Source — notably Linux — was often labelled a ‘fad’ or destined for the ‘hobbyist’ market,” said Mark Bohannon, Vice President for Corporate Affairs & Global Public Policy at Red Hat.

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Annual Coverity Scan Report Finds Open Source and Proprietary Software Quality Better than Industry Average for Second Consecutive Year

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sys-con.com By PR Newswire May 7, 2013

Coverity, Inc., the leader in development testing, today announced the availability of the 2012 Coverity Scan Open Source Report. The report details the analysis of more than 450 million lines of software code through the Coverity Scan service, the single largest sample size that the report has studied to date. The service, which began as the largest public-private sector research project focused on open source software integrity, was initiated between Coverity and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2006 and is now managed by Coverity.

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