<s>
A	O
software	B-License
licensing	I-License
audit	I-License
or	O
software	B-License
compliance	I-License
audit	I-License
is	O
an	O
important	O
sub-set	O
of	O
software	O
asset	O
management	O
and	O
component	O
of	O
corporate	O
risk	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
benefits	O
a	O
corporation	O
receives	O
from	O
performing	O
a	O
software	B-License
licensing	I-License
audit	I-License
are	O
greater	O
control	O
and	O
various	O
forms	O
of	O
cost	O
savings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	B-License
licensing	I-License
audits	I-License
are	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
software	O
asset	O
management	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
corporate	O
reputation	O
management	O
by	O
ensuring	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
operating	O
within	O
legal	O
and	O
ethical	O
guidelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
typical	O
examples	O
are	O
switching	O
from	O
the	O
single	O
permissive	O
license	O
to	O
the	O
dual	O
licensing	O
model	O
(	O
the	O
choice	O
between	O
strong	O
reciprocal	O
or	O
paid	O
commercial	O
)	O
as	O
for	O
iText	B-Application
,	O
switching	O
from	O
more	O
reciprocal	O
to	O
more	O
permissive	O
license	O
(	O
as	O
for	O
Qt	B-Language
Extended	I-Language
)	O
and	O
open	O
sourcing	O
the	O
previously	O
commercial	O
code	O
(	O
as	O
for	O
OpenJDK	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
licenses	O
(	O
like	O
LGPL	B-Application
)	O
have	O
very	O
different	O
conditions	O
for	O
the	O
simple	O
linking	O
and	O
creating	O
of	O
the	O
derivative	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
software	B-License
compliance	I-License
audit	I-License
is	O
an	O
important	O
sub-set	O
of	O
software	O
asset	O
management	O
and	O
is	O
covered	O
in	O
the	O
above	O
referenced	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
