Open Source Program Offices (OSPO) and their role in OSS ecosystems

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Explains what an Open Source Program Office (OSPO) does and why companies should create one to manage relationships with open source projects. Covers OSPO responsibilities (policy, oversight, contribution management), real company examples of OSPO impact on community sustainability, and related initiatives/tools such as OpenChain, the TODO Group and CHAOSS for collecting metrics and analytics to inform corporate strategy.

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