Open Source Software | Stairstep Consulting

Using Open Source Software (OSS) is a cost-effective way to accelerate the development and maintenance of a software product.

However, whether you own that product (or are considering acquiring or licensing that product), you must ensure that product’s OSS meets or exceeds the standards of that product’s proprietary software.

Therefore, you must be careful to:

Ensure the security of the OSS
Ensure the quality of the OSS
Ensure the maintainability of the OSS
Comply with the license terms of the OSS
Ensure that your compliance does not introduce unwanted consequences or undue burden

Stairstep Consulting has over 10 years of experience evaluating, approving, and managing large OSS portfolios. This includes experience with using the tools necessary to inventory OSS use and, most importantly, taking the OSS bill of materials produced by those tools and turning it into actionable information for you.