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GitHub License Observer by galdor

Annotate GitHub projects with information about their license.

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A screenshot of the annotation added by the add-on to a GitHub project page showing that the project has a non Open Source license.
About this extension
While GitHub has historically been a place to host Open Source software, more and more projects have started to use non Open Source licenses such as the Business Source License and the Server Side Public License. Since these licenses are not identified by GitHub, it is way too easy to start using a project before realizing that it does not contain Open Source code, thus causing potential legal issues.

This add-on tries to identify the license of each project and display a clear label indicating whether the license is Open Source or not.
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Required permissions:

  • Access your data for sites in the github.com domain
  • Access your data for raw.githubusercontent.com
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Version
1.1.1
Size
21.15 KB
Last updated
a year ago (Apr 3, 2024)
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ISC
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Release notes for 1.1.1
- Fix label insertion when the user is logged in.
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