Computer Science
4 years ago

Developers face challenges in selecting open source licenses, hindering software innovation.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Analysis of open source license selection for the GitHub programming community
Xin Wu, Jianyu Wu, Minghui Zhou, Zhiqiang Wang, Yang Li-yun

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