Favorite At FOSDEM earlier this year, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and AboutCode formalized their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement delegates the day-to-day operations of ClearlyDefined to AboutCode, ensuring the project’s long-term sustainability, continued development, and broader impact across the Open Source ecosystem. ClearlyDefined has long
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Shared by voicesofopensource April 14, 2026
Favorite Brussels, February 2 – The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is pleased to share an important update with the ClearlyDefined and the broader Open Source communities: OSI and AboutCode have formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that establishes a new collaborative approach to stewarding and sustaining the ClearlyDefined project.
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Shared by voicesofopensource February 2, 2026
Favorite Authors: Jeff Mendoza and Gary O’Neall Open Source licensing is a cornerstone of modern software development, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation by reusing existing components. However, accurately capturing licensing details in SBOMs (Software Bill of Materials) at scale is often challenging. Incomplete or inconsistent license data can lead to
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Shared by voicesofopensource August 5, 2025
Favorite As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on a transformative year for the ClearlyDefined project. From technical advancements to community growth, this year has been nothing short of extraordinary. Here’s a recap of our key milestones and how we’ve continued to bring clarity to the Open
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Shared by voicesofopensource December 11, 2024
Favorite The Open Source community underpins much of today’s software innovation, but with this power comes responsibility. Security vulnerabilities, unclear licensing, and a lack of transparency in software components pose significant risks to software supply chains. Recognizing this challenge, GitHub recently announced the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund—a transformative initiative
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Shared by voicesofopensource December 3, 2024
Favorite Reaching the five-year mark at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been a huge privilege. It’s been a whirlwind of progress, personal growth, and community engagement—filled with highs, great challenges, and plenty of Open Source celebrations. As I reflect on this milestone, it’s impossible not to feel both gratitude
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Shared by voicesofopensource November 27, 2024
Favorite One of the major focuses of the ClearlyDefined Technical Roadmap is the improvement in the quality of license data. As such, we are excited to announce the release of ClearlyDefined v2.0 which adds over 2,000 new well-known licenses it can identify. You can see the complete list of new non-SPDX licenses in ScanCode LicenseDB.
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Shared by voicesofopensource November 12, 2024
Favorite This past month, the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) hosted SOSS Fusion in Atlanta, an event that brought together a diverse community of leaders and innovators from across the digital security spectrum. The conference, held on October 22-23, explored themes central to today’s technological landscape: AI security, diversity in
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Shared by voicesofopensource November 6, 2024
Favorite We are excited to announce the newly elected leaders for the ClearlyDefined Steering and Outreach Committees! What is ClearlyDefined? ClearlyDefined is an Open Source project dedicated to improving the clarity and transparency of Open Source licensing and security data. By harvesting, curating, and sharing essential metadata, ClearlyDefined helps developers
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Shared by voicesofopensource October 16, 2024
Favorite The software supply chain just gained some transparency thanks to an integration of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) project, ClearlyDefined, into GUAC (Graph for Understanding Artifact Composition), an OpenSSF project from the Linux Foundation. GUAC provides a comprehensive mapping of software packages, dependencies, vulnerabilities, attestations, and more, allowing organizations
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