Re: Compliance detection tool

[RJack]

Hyman Rosen wrote:
> <http://arstechnica.com/open-source/2010/04/tool-sniffs-oss-binaries-for-sweet-smell-of-license-compliance.ars>
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> Software development company Loohuis Consulting and process
> management consultancy OpenDawn have released a new binary analysis
> tool that is designed to detect Linux and BusyBox in binary firmware.
> The program, which is freely available for download, is intended to
> aid open source license compliance efforts.

Virtually all open source licenses are unenforceable due to lack of
Article III standing. Open source licenses in general are only
useful for defenses against copyright infringement suits.

Sincerely,
RJack :)