Describe project licence obligations

Problem and when to use it

Use cd-describe-licence-obligations when you want a quick human-readable summary of the obligations attached to the project's configured licence.

The command resolves the project licence from FILE_LICENCE_IDENTIFIER and combines data from SPDX.org, choosealicense.com and OSADL to explain the licence in practical terms.

This command only covers projects configured with one exact SPDX identifier. It does not cover compound expressions such as Apache-2.0 OR MIT.

Inputs and example

Configure FILE_LICENCE_IDENTIFIER in [ProjectConfig] and run:

cd-describe-licence-obligations

Output

The command prints a text report including:

• the SPDX identifier and licence name
• OSI approval when available
• choosealicense.com summary information
• permissions, conditions and limitations when available
• OSADL checklist obligations when available

For proprietary projects, CDS reports that the author must provide the full licence text and that obligations need manual review against the custom terms.

Related commands:

• cd-sync-project-licence
• cd-check-licence-compliance