This section contains a collection of tools for guiding you through the selection of the right license for open source software, open data and open hardware.
It includes links to ZOOOM created decision making tools and third parties products for license selection, compliance and training.
For a more in-depth look please consult the Literature review of legal cases in free and open source software, open hardware and open data.
The course “Licensing Basics for Developers (LFC191)” on the Linux Foundation Training portal is designed to educate developers about the fundamental concepts of software licensing. It focuses on the practical implications and responsibilities associated with various licenses in the development
Offers a tool to help users select an open-source license for their software projects. It provides logic and guidance on choosing appropriate licenses based on user needs, including a JPEG flowchart for visual aid. The repository is maintained under the
We will ask you a set of questions based on what you want to achieve with your organization and software product and based on that we will guide you through the different choices that you can make. Start with questions
The compliance-tool-collection repository by Vinland Technology hosts a Docker image that consolidates miscellaneous license compliance tools. This collection is designed to facilitate the use of compliance tools in environments where installation permissions may be restricted. The repository includes a variety
The page on the Linux Foundation’s Open Compliance Program website lists various tools developed or sponsored by the Linux Foundation that aid in compliance efforts. These tools cater to different aspects of compliance such as license scanning, generating SPDX files,
The OSS Compliance Tooling website outlines a landscape of open-source software-based license compliance tools. It features an extensive list of tools, each with descriptions about their functionality, main license, and use cases. The tools cover various aspects of license compliance,
Open means anyone can freely access, use, modify, and share for any purpose.
A license picker tool provided by the Open University that asks several questions about how the data wants to be managed and, according to that, it suggests a data license. https://data.open.ac.uk/licence-picker/
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