Preserving the Benefits of Open Source
& Protecting Users Against
Risk
“Open Source Protection is the next necessary step to make Open Source Software ready for business.”
OSRM's vision is of a world "made safe for Open Source" - a world in which the unique freedoms and efficiencies of the Open Source Software Development Model are fully protected through comprehensive, low-cost vendor-neutral Open Source Protection available to end-users, developers, and vendors.
OSRM – The Industry’s only Vendor-Neutral Provider of Risk Mitigation Consulting and Protection for Open Source Users
The Open Source movement fundamentally changed the cost, flexibility and control of technology; and its value and momentum continue to grow in large part from its shared and open nature. OSRM was founded to provide a united defense against those who would turn the strength of Open Source -- its shared ownership -- into its weakness.
OSRM is stepping forward as one entity formed to act as the single point of protection for this community. Offering risk mitigation consulting, best practice protocols and indemnification services, OSRM gives Open Source users protection equivalent to -- and often beyond -- that which proprietary users enjoy.
Only a vendor-neutral organization can fully protect Open Source users while preserving its benefits. Individual vendors can indemnify only the exact code they sell. If customers modify, share or fix their code -- all of the things that make Open Source attractive -- their indemnification is voided. Only a vendor-neutral entity can allow for the flexibility of Open Source, while still protecting users against legal risks.
Since its founding OSRM has generated the widespread support of Open Source leaders, intellectual property legal experts and Fortune 500 Linux users.