Open source license inconsistencies on github

T Wolter, A Barcomb, D Riehle… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Almost all software, open or closed, builds on open source software and therefore needs to
comply with the license obligations of the open source code. Not knowing which licenses to …

LiDetector: License Incompatibility Detection for Open Source Software

S Xu, Y Gao, L Fan, Z Liu, Y Liu, H Ji - ACM Transactions on Software …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Open-source software (OSS) licenses dictate the conditions, which should be followed to
reuse, distribute, and modify software. Apart from widely-used licenses such as the MIT …

Understanding and Remediating Open-Source License Incompatibilities in the PyPI Ecosystem

W Xu, H He, K Gao, M Zhou - 2023 38th IEEE/ACM …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The reuse and distribution of open-source software must be in compliance with its
accompanying open-source license. In modern packaging ecosystems, maintaining such …

LiResolver: License Incompatibility Resolution for Open Source Software

S Xu, Y Gao, L Fan, L Li, X Cai, Z Liu - Proceedings of the 32nd ACM …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Open source software (OSS) licenses regulate the conditions under which OSS can be
legally reused, distributed, and modified. However, a common issue arises when …

Help me with this: A categorization of open source software problems

GM Kapitsaki, ND Tselikas, KID Kyriakou… - Information and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Context: Free and Open Source Software is widely used in the research community
and the software industry. In this context, developers come across various issues they need …

An analysis of open source software licensing questions in stack exchange sites

M Papoutsoglou, GM Kapitsaki, D German… - Journal of Systems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Free and open source software is widely used in the creation of software systems, whereas
many organizations choose to provide their systems as open source. Open source software …

License recommendation for open source projects in the power industry

X Zhang, H Xu, Q Yu, S Zeng, S Dai, H Yang… - Information and Software …, 2024 - Elsevier
Context: Establishing secure and appropriate licensing procedures for open-source software
is essential in the development of a decentralized renewable energy system within the smart …

An empirical study of license conflict in free and open source software

X Cui, J Wu, Y Wu, X Wang, T Luo, S Qu… - 2023 IEEE/ACM 45th …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has become the fundamental infrastructure of
mainstream software projects. FOSS is subject to various legal terms and restrictions …

A Large-Scale Empirical Study of Open Source License Usage: Practices and Challenges

J Wu, L Bao, X Yang, X Xia, X Hu - 2024 IEEE/ACM 21st …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The popularity of open source software (OSS) has led to a significant increase in the number
of available licenses, each with their own set of terms and conditions. This proliferation of …

How do Hugging Face Models Document Datasets, Bias, and Licenses? An Empirical Study

F Pepe, V Nardone, A Mastropaolo, G Bavota… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Pre-trained Machine Learning (ML) models help to create ML-intensive systems without
having to spend conspicuous resources on training a new model from the ground up …