The Open Source License Sweep
Check open source licenses before shipping
We are about to ship and I need to check our dependencies: [PASTE THE DEPENDENCY LIST OR PACKAGE FILE, HOW WE DISTRIBUTE - SAAS, MOBILE APP, ON-PREM]. Sweep the licenses: which are permissive (MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD - fine with attribution), which are copyleft and what that triggers for our distribution model, which are AGPL or SSPL and why those are different for SaaS, and anything with no license at all (which means no rights). For each problem dependency, the options: replace it, get a commercial license, or comply - and what compliance actually requires. Flag the list a lawyer should confirm before we ship.
Inputs needed
- ■Dependency list, distribution model
What good output looks like
Every dependency classified; copyleft triggers explained for their distribution; unlicensed code flagged as no-rights; each problem has three paths; counsel-confirm list included
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