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HP Launches FOSSology Open Source Tracking Tool

Posted by kdawson on from the it-is-not-a-lawyer dept.

cpudney writes "An article in Computerworld UK reports on a new open source analysis initiative launched by Hewlett-Packard. The FOSSology Project's mission is to 'build a community to facilitate the study of Free and Open Source Software by providing free data analysis tools.' The first such tool reports how an open source project is licensed. Rather than simply collecting a project's advertised license, the tool analyzes all of the source code for a given project and reports all of the licenses being used, based on the license declarations and tell-tale phrases that identify software licensing. A video demonstrating the tool applied to abiword is available. The FOSSology source code is licensed under GPLv2."

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  1. SLASHOT SUX0RZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Re:This has already been around for years by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A friend of mine in SF started a company a few years
    "A friend", eh?
  3. need help guys! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:need help guys! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. Re:Open source nigger tracking? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That is far more important. Priorities, people. Oy vey! What a schmuck.
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  6. Re:R.I.P. HEATH LEDGER :( by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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