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Thursday, February 16 • 2:00pm - 2:30pm
How Open Source Can Get in the Way of an M&A Deal - Nithya Ruff, Comcast & Gil Yehuda, Yahoo

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When companies get acquired, few people think about open source until the deal is in process. During diligence, open source becomes a surprising priority raising issue that can impact the deal. We will discuss how companies prepare for code compliance and audits. We’ll cover auditing software, differing policies and tricks to reduce the risk of breaking a good deal. We’ll share plenty of examples of what you need to do before, during, and after the deal.
Speakers
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Nithya Ruff

Director, OSPO, Amazon
Nithya is the Head of Amazon’s Open Source Program Office. Amazon’s customers value open source innovation and the cloud’s role in helping them adopt and run important open source services. She drives open source culture and coordination inside of Amazon and engagement with... Read More →
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Gil Yehuda

Sr. Director of Open Source, Yahoo Inc.
Gil Yehuda is the Sr. Director of Open Source and Standards at Yahoo Inc. where he manages the policies, processes, and relationships with organizations, foundations, and projects in the Open Source and Standards area. Prior to joining Yahoo, Gil was a Senior Analyst at Forrester... Read More →

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Thursday February 16, 2017 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST
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