Open source software comes with different licenses that define how the software can be used, modified, and distributed. Managing license compliance is essential for organizations to avoid legal risks and ensure proper use of open source components.Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.endorlabs.com/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Policy templates for open source license detection
Endor Labs provides the following policy templates for detecting open source license usage. See Finding policies for details on how to create policies from policy templates.License types
Endor Labs classifies licenses according to industry best practices:- Permissive: Licenses that allow broad use with minimal restrictions (for example, MIT, Apache 2.0)
- Copyleft: Licenses that require derivative works to use the same license (for example, GPL)
- Restricted: Licenses with significant usage restrictions
- Forbidden: Licenses that should not be used in your organization