Work through an open-source intake

A dependency enters the product without license classification. License -> use -> distribution -> record The common shortcut is to answer from instinct: it feels low risk, so the team ships without preserving the facts that a lawyer or regulator would ask for later. License Read the declared license from package metadata and repository files. The license is the source of conditions. Use Identify whether it is dev-only, server-side, client-shipped, modified, or copied. Use determines which obligations can trigger. Distribution Check whether code ships to customers, runs as SaaS, or stays internal. Distribution and network access change risk. Record Add…

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