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How does OSS Discovery find open source software?

April 26, 2017Discovery open source OSS Software

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How does OSS Discovery find open source software?

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OSS Discovery scans the file system on a computer looking for open source software and finds open source software by using fingerprints, also called project rules. Project rules uniquely identify open source software using a variety of criteria, including file names, directory structures, file checksums and file contents. Each scan produces a text file with a list of open source software packages and versions found.