Name: Engineering Trust: Formulating Continuous Compliance for Open Source - Paul Albertella & Kaspar Matas, Codethink
Start: 2025-08-27T15:05:00+0200
End: 2025-08-27T15:45:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Wednesday August 27, 2025 15:05 - 15:45 CEST

D204

Requirements are broken. High-level requirements are a wish list; stakeholders just make a list of features. Low-level requirements are a narrative; developers just describe what is implemented.

Formal process models see the dynamic nature of FOSS projects as a problem, but this can be a key part of their value. However, because requirements are broken, the intent and expectations that inform the software are often lost in the noise.

The Eclipse Trustable Software Framework (TSF) is a lightweight continuous compliance framework, designed as and for FOSS. It lets you organise and evidence your own objectives, not just those demanded by standards. As an open project, with only git as a prerequisite, it is also workflow-agnostic.

Its unique outcome is an automated, transparent and traceable body of evidence, quantified by a confidence score. This informs project decisions, such as where to focus future efforts, and enables consumers to evaluate their trust in the software.

We provide an overview of the TSF and examples of how it is applied. We then show how the model and methodology can be mapped to functional safety standards, to support certification and ongoing assessment.

Speakers

Paul Albertella

Consultant, Codethink

I'm passionate about software engineering processes and the role that open source software and communities are playing in their evolution. My current focus is on the Trustable Software Framework in relation to safety and the use of Linux and open source tools in the Automotive industry... Read More →

Kaspar Matas

Software Engineer, Codethink

PhD in Computer Science from the University of Manchester researching FPGAs.

Wednesday August 27, 2025 15:05 - 15:45 CEST
D204

Safety-critical Software

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Paul Albertella

Kaspar Matas

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