Chris Howard
@chris_howard
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Strategic Leader in Open Source & Digital Transformation | @IntertechLGBT Lead | @NewWaveFed Chair | @Openuk_UK Chief Learning Officer | He/Him
Manchester, England
Joined July 2008
This is fantastic for those working in Open Source compliance and governance and building tooling around provenance. You can now call the @OpenSourceOrg API directly to check OSI license data. 👏.
The new API is served directly from our website and reflects the official source of truth for OSI license data.
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Great summary of the need for organisations and consumers of #OpenSource to start giving back and funding maintainers and contributors.
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Fantastic to see some of the topics already flowing out of @UN Open Source Week 2025. looking forward to catching up in the coming days on talking points including AI policy, digital governance and innovation at scale.
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This was an interesting read on how Google’s Gemini panicked when playing the vintage 25 year old Pokémon game.
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I've shared some of my thoughts, and the speakers comments, from a recent conference on #OpenSource and #AI as part of @VivaTech's Paris conference last week. You can read it online at.
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Good to see more focus being given to openness around AI, and in particular when it's within a highly governed or regulated industry such as Financial Services. Check out the article below for more insights.
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It's been a great week tackling some exciting challenges around open source and AI. I'll be sharing more updates on what I've been getting stuck into soon! 👀.
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A great little course from the @linuxfoundation covering off the key details on Software Bill of Material's
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Great session lined up from @github next week on the topic of 'The Cyber Resilience Act and Open Source: What it Means for Maintainers' - there's still time to register below! .
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Great to see the next steps from the @gsfcommunity being shared; as we start to consider what’s next for Software Patterns and supporting sustainable development… 🌳
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Great to be listening in to the EU Open Source Policy Summit throughout the day with @OpenForumEurope and some incredible discussions and presentations. 👏.
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Great blog post from @rwwmike on how you can start 2025 with your very own open source contributions…
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Positive news to see @Accenture list #OpenSource as one of the Top 10 Trends in Banking for 2025 and it's value for FS Orgs in boosting innovation alongside 'unlocking unprecedented agility, efficiency and security' 👏
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📣 I’m looking for a new role! . I'm starting 2025 still on the hunt for the next exciting role. I’ve summarised what I can offer and what I have in this post below… please do reach out with anything! .
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RT @linuxfoundation: 🌟 2024: A Year of Open Source Impact 🌐.From writing 1.7 billion lines of code to hosting 219 global events, the Linux….
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Definitely enjoying that my superpower from the last year was ‘Building inclusive communities that drive innovation’…. It’s my 2024 LinkedIn Rewind!
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Check out this overview of the @FINOSFoundation #OpenSource in Financial Services survey and some key and interesting findings. 👏
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I've just spent a good hour playing around with the @github Innovation Graph which has some amazing insights and metrics. In particular the deep-dive into specific economies highlights some really interesting data. Here's the UK drilldown. 🔎
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Pleased to share that I've just completed this rather sizeable certification from the @linuxfoundation and the @openssf on 'Developing Secure Software'. 🎓. ➡️ Check the course out here:
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Delighted to be on the way to London for this year's @openuk_uk Awards 2024 Ceremony! Bringing together some of the shining lights from the UK's #OpenSource landscape to recognise contributions big and small to furthering open across enterprise, academia and public bodies. 🏆.
OpenUK Awards 2024 Ceremony has arrived, celebrating the very best in open technology. Tonight, we gather for the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the House of Lords, hosted by Lord Wei – a spotlight for all things open source. Who will take home the awards? 🏆 Stay tuned as we
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