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As the process of software development has matured, the reuse of open-source software has become commonplace. Open-source software licenses can both provide permissions and impose restrictions regarding software's distribution, modification, and reuse. Modern systems can have many such licensed components, complicating the task of license compliance and compounding the risk associated with reusing open source components. To address these issues, this dissertation seeks to identify weaknesses in current processes and automated tools, such as in handling license conflicts, exceptions, and interpretations, in order to develop new compliance tools and resources grounded in the realities of software compliance as revealed by software developers and legal practitioners.
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