Talk Proposal: Discover Dependency License Information with ClearlyDefined

[Jeff Mendoza]

Title:
Discover Dependency License Information with ClearlyDefined

Abstract:
Complying with license obligations can incur a lot of hurdles. This 
results in developers skipping compliance or failing to achieve correct 
compliance. To compound this, package authors sometimes fail to describe 
the license of their package clearly or omit license information of 
included files. ClearlyDefined is a community curated repository of 
discovered license information for Maven packages, among other types.

This talk will cover: the importance of the license obligations of the 
dependencies of your Java package, tool, or application. How to discover 
the license information of those packages. And demonstrate some Maven 
compatible tooling that allows automated license recordkeeping and 
notice file generation as a part of your CI system.

Recording: acceptable under a CC-BY-2.0 license

Brief Bio:
Jeff Mendoza is a long time FOSS enthusiast. During the day, as a member 
of Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office, he enables Microsoft 
engineers to engage with Open Source effectively. At night he plays 
games of various media and enjoys pushing the boundaries of 
self-hosting.

About ClearlyDefined: https://docs.clearlydefined.io/

Thanks!
Jeff