ISSRE // 2024

LiScopeLens: An Open-Source License Incompatibility Analysis Tool Based on Scope Representation of License Terms

Ziang Liu // Xin Liu // Yingli Zhang // Zihao Zhang // Song Li // Weina Niu // Qingguo Zhou // Rui Zhou // Xiaokang Zhou

LiScopeLens is an open-source license incompatibility analysis tool that models license terms through scope representation and supports practical compliance analysis in large open-source codebases.

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Overview

This paper presents LiScopeLens, a practical tool for analyzing incompatibilities between open-source licenses. The system focuses on scope-aware representation of license terms and supports engineering workflows where compliance questions arise in real repositories.

Open-source impact

The corresponding system has been applied to license-compliance analysis on the OpenHarmony main branch. Multiple incompatibility issues were identified and validated, helping drive upstream fixes and real community adoption.

Recognition

ISSRE 2024 Best Paper Runner-Up
Related open-source output adopted in the OpenHarmony compliance context

Citation

@inproceedings{liu2024liscopeLens,
  author = {Liu, Ziang and Liu, Xin and Zhang, Yingli and Zhang, Zihao and Li, Song and Niu, Weina and Zhou, Qingguo and Zhou, Rui and Zhou, Xiaokang},
  title = {LiScopeLens: An Open-Source License Incompatibility Analysis Tool Based on Scope Representation of License Terms},
  booktitle = {2024 IEEE 35th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering ({ISSRE})},
  pages = {13--24},
  year = {2024},
  publisher = {{IEEE}},
  doi = {10.1109/ISSRE62328.2024.00013}
}

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