Primera empresa que ofrece seguros sobre software libre

Cuando existen amenazas como las prácticas de SCO, cercanas al impuesto revolucionario y a las extorsiones de la mafia, y pueden preverse futuras demandas en patentes, la aparición de la primera empresa del mundo en ofrecer contratos de seguros a empresas que usen software libre es una lógica de la continua penetración del software libre en el mercado.
Open Source Risk Management puede considerarse la primera empresa del mundo en ofrecer seguros sobre la utilización de software libre a diferentes actores mediante diferentes servicios:
# Customized consulting and Training in Industry Best Practices for mitigating Linux and other FOSS risks (based on the OSRM Working Group Best Practices Protocols).
# Strategic consulting to insurers and re-insurers on defining, pricing, and mitigating vendor-neutral FOSS litigation risks.
# Strategic consulting on optimal self-insurance structures and appropriate reserve levels for large enterprise end-users and vendors.
# Scanning of embedded device code and proprietary software applications to identify violations or guarantee that products are “Certified FOSS Free”
# M&A Transactions: scanning of a selling company’s commercial code base to identify violations, or guarantee that it is “Certified FOSS Free” during M&A transactions.
# Objective, up-to-date assessment of current exposure to Linux and FOSS Litigation Risks, and the current value of Linux vendors’ partial indemnification offerings, as part of a Total Cost of Ownership analysis for enterprises considering a switch from proprietary to Linux-based software systems.