Goal: Understand the potential IP issues associated with a given software package’s use.
Metric | Question |
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License Count | How many different licenses are there? |
License Coverage | How much of the code base has declared licenses? |
License Declared | What are the declared software package licenses? |
OSI Approved Licenses | What percentage of a project’s licenses are OSI approved open source licenses? |
SPDX Document | Does the software package have an associated SPDX document as a standard expression of dependencies, licensing, and security-related issues? |