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spdx-spec
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What is SBOM
Software package data exchange - SPDX - open source, prepared as machine-readable format, originated in Linux and curated by Linux Foundation
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How-to choose a FOSS license and implement it
Normative info is on https://spdx.github.io/spdx-spec/ HTH, William
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SPDX Becomes Internationally Recognized Standard for Software Bill of Materials - Linux Foundation
Although I have to say charging 200CHF for a document licensed under the Creative Commons is ballsy.
ort
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Microsoft open sources Salus software bill of materials (SBOM) generation tool
> Do HN got a recommendation for other CLI based SBOM generators?
Try ORT https://github.com/oss-review-toolkit/ort (full disclosure I am one of its maintainers and also a the lead of the SPDX Defects/Security Profile).
If people have questions on SBOMs, comparing SCA/SBOM tools or ORT - feel free to reach out to me https://github.com/tsteenbe/
ORT plug below ;-)
ORT is much more than a SBOM generator though, it's a cli/library that enables you to safely use, integrate, modify and redistribute third party software including FOSS.
You can use ORT to:
1. Generate CycloneDX or SPDX SBOMs for your software project
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OPEN source alternative to whitesource
Depends if you are interested in both the license and security side of things. There are tools like ORT (https://github.com/oss-review-toolkit/ort) that are quite powerful but have a little learning curve. I also know about initiatives like OpenChain and Double Open (https://github.com/doubleopen-project/doubleopen-publications/blob/master/publication.md#double-open-landscape-survey) that have information available.
- OSS Review Toolkit: analyze dependencies of a project, download them, scan them for licenses, security advisories, and much more
What are some alternatives?
tern - Tern is a software composition analysis tool and Python library that generates a Software Bill of Materials for container images and Dockerfiles. The SBOM that Tern generates will give you a layer-by-layer view of what's inside your container in a variety of formats including human-readable, JSON, HTML, SPDX and more.
scancode-toolkit - :mag: ScanCode detects licenses, copyrights, dependencies by "scanning code" ... to discover and inventory open source and third-party packages used in your code. Sponsored by NLnet project https://nlnet.nl/project/vulnerabilitydatabase, the Google Summer of Code, Azure credits, nexB and others generous sponsors!