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License Compliance Resources
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Communities
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* `OpenChain Project <https://openchainproject.org/>`__
* `TODO Group <https://todogroup.org/>`__

Free Training Courses
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* `Open Source Licensing Basics for Software Developers <https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/open-source-licensing-basics-for-software-developers/>`__
* `Introduction to Open Source License Compliance Management <https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/introduction-to-open-source-license-compliance-management-lfc193/>`__
* `Implementing Open Source License Compliance Management <https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/implementing-open-source-license-compliance-management-lfc194/>`__

Publications
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* `Linux Foundation Open Source Guides <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/resources/open-source-guides>`__
* `OpenChain Reference Library <https://openchainproject.org/resources>`__
* `TODO Group Guides for Open Source Program Offices <https://todogroup.org/resources/guides/>`__
* `Open Source License Best Practices - Quick Reference Guide <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/licensebestpractices>`__ and `one-page summary PDF <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/hubfs/spdx_oslbp_022525a.pdf?hsLang=en>`__, by Jeff Shapiro

* `Open Source Compliance in the Enterprise, 2nd ed. <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/resources/publications/open-source-compliance-in-the-enterprise?hsLang=en>`__, by Ibrahim Haddad
* `FINOS Open Source License Compliance Handbook <https://github.com/finos/OSLC-handbook/blob/master/output/pdf/OSLC-handbook.pdf>`__, by Jilayne Lovejoy

Specific Topics
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* `Docker Containers for Legal Professionals <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/resources/publications/docker-containers-what-are-the-open-source-licensing-considerations>`__ and `detailed PDF report <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/hubfs/Reports/Docker-Containers-for-Legal-Professionals-Whitepaper_042420.pdf?hsLang=en>`__, by Armijn Hemel
* `Practical GPL Compliance <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/resources/publications/practical-gpl-compliance?hsLang=en>`__, by Armijn Hemel and Shane Coughlan
* `Open Guide to Evaluating Software Composition Analysis Tools <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/resources/publications/an-open-guide-to-evaluating-software-composition-analysis-tools?hsLang=en>`__, by Ibrahim Haddad
* `Open Source Guide for Procurement Professionals <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/resources/publications/a-guide-to-open-source-software-for-procurement-professionals?hsLang=en>`__ and `detailed PDF report <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/hubfs/Reports/Fact-Gathering-Software-Negotiations-Whitepaper_043020.pdf?hsLang=en>`__, by Karen Copenhaver and Steve Winslow
* `Assessment of Open Source Practices in M&A Due Diligence <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/hubfs/Reports/AssessmentofOpenSourcePractices_Ebook_031319.pdf?hsLang=en>`__, by Ibrahim Haddad
* `Making Sense of Git in a Legal Context <https://www.jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/view/121/255>`__, by Armijn Hemel and Shane Coughlan