Open Source

Criteria: The product's software is publicly available.

See this test in action:

Indicators

1. Software is open source, meaning published under a license approved and listed by the Open Source Initiative. (https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical)

Methodology for Assessing Each Indicator

1) Software is open source, meaning published under a license approved and listed by the Open Source Initiative. (https://opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical)

  • Obtain and review any documentation that the company has available on its website or packaged with a physical product. This could be listed somewhere like “policies” or elsewhere in blog posts or company statements.
  • Look for language describing open source software or any kind of license.
  • If the company discloses that they use open source software and lists the relevant license, mark PASS.
  • If the company does not disclose that they use open source software or does not list the relevant license, mark FAIL.

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