[Osia-members] NSW Government Procurement actively discourages use of Open Source

[Martyn Reeves]

Hi Cameron

It is indeed a concern but I guess the good news is that NSW IT is willing to accept OSS based systems these days.

We often see these issues when large organisations look to procure OSS code/applications. Black Duck Software can help bidders like you by creating a BoM for the code base showing exactly which pieces of OSS are used and how.  And specifically what the obligations are for each OSS license and where they may conflict which each other, and also with the declared or published license.  We can do this as a once off audit to accompany a bid or it can also be offered as an ongoing service as new releases are put together. Black Duck can also show security vulnerabilities for all the OSS that is contained within the BoM, or for any piece of OSS that is requested.

You can read more here https://www.blackducksoftware.com/audits or feel free to ask me any questions by mail

Hope this helps.

Martyn Reeves

mreeves at blackducksoftware.com


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Subject: [Osia-members] NSW Government Procurement actively discourages use of Open Source

I'm not sure if others are aware of this, but I suspect it is directly of concerned to all of us working with Open Source Software.

The NSW IT procurement framework (version 3.1) specifically discourses use of Open Source software with Major Project System Integration Services.

23 Open Source Software
23.1 The Contractor must ensure that:
(a) none of the Deliverables comprise Open Source Software; and
(b) it does not insert any Open Source Software into the Customer Environment, except to the extent otherwise approved by the Customer in writing.
23.2 Where the Customer gives its approval in relation to the use of any Open Source Software
under clause 23.1:
(a) the Contractor must ensure that the use of that Open Source Software will not result in an obligation to disclose, license or otherwise make available any part of the Customer Environment or any of the Customer’sConfidential Information to any third party; and
(b) the use of that Open Source Software will not in any way diminish the Contractor’s obligations under the Contract, including without limitation in relation to any warranties, indemnities or any provisions dealing with the licensing or assignment of Intellectual Property.

https://www.procurepoint.nsw.gov.au/before-you-supply/standard-procurement-contract-templates/procure-it-framework-version-31
See:  Module 13A Major project systems integration services

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