A decade of lessons in Open Source licensing

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Over a decade and more than 1,000 releases (actually 1,647 threads voted), the talk gives concrete patterns: common breakages are missing or incorrect license files, bundled binaries and minified JavaScript hiding third‑party code, stray GPL or Creative Commons snippets from Stack Overflow, and test assets like licensed photos. Tools and fixes cited include SPDX tags, Apache RAT for headers and Scan OSS for snippet detection, plus manual review; useful if needing practical checks, policies and automation steps.

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1. 0:00Introduction and background
2. 4:18Common misconceptions about licenses
3. 12:04Common licensing issues in releases
4. 22:22Tools and automation for compliance
5. 26:16AI generated code and future challenges
6. 31:15Q&A session

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