Solutions for Open Source Compliance

Ship Faster Without GPL Surprises in Production

Automated license risk detection and policy enforcement for teams managing open-source compliance at scale.

Your legal team just discovered GPL code in a customer-facing product three weeks before release. Engineering says "we didn't know it was there." Marketing has already announced the launch date. And you're stuck mediating between release velocity and compliance risk.

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The Open Source Compliance Gap

Three visibility problems that turn license management into a release-blocking emergency.

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Hidden Dependencies

Your developers import one package. That package pulls in 47 transitive dependencies. One has a copyleft license that conflicts with your commercial model. You discover this during release prep, not during development.

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Manual Legal Reviews

Every release waits on legal review of open-source licenses. Reviews take 2-3 weeks. Engineering moves faster than legal can keep up. Delays compound. Frustration grows.

 

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Inconsistent Policy

One team bans GPL entirely. Another allows it in internal tools. A third doesn't check at all. You have policy documents but no automated enforcement.

 

Proactive License Risk Management

Exodos Labs enforces license policy automatically in your CI/CD pipeline. Developers get immediate feedback on license conflicts in pull requests. Legal reviews shift from manual approval to exception handling. And you ship compliant software without delays or surprises.

 

Key Capabilities for FOSS Teams

FOSS License Risk →

  • Automatic copyleft and license conflict detection
  • Custom policy rules by project or product line
  • Transitive dependency analysis
  • License compatibility checking
Result: 3 weeks to <4 hours for license review 

SBOM Operations →

  • Complete open-source inventory
  • License attribution and compliance artifacts
  • Change tracking across versions
  • Automated NOTICE file generation
Result: Always know what OSS you're using 

Compliance Automation →

  • Policy enforcement in developer workflow
  • Audit-ready license documentation
  • Exception tracking and approval workflow
  • Attribution file automation
Result: Release without legal bottlenecks

Measurable Outcomes

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Hour license review time per release (vs. 2-3 weeks manual)

100%

Developer pull requests scanned for license conflicts

Zero

GPL surprises in production code

40%

Increase in release velocity without compliance risk

 

Common FOSS Scenarios

Pre-Release License Validation

Automatically validate that every SBOM meets your license policy before artifacts leave your organization. Reject releases with unapproved licenses. Generate attribution files for distribution.

Customer License Transparency

Provide customers with complete, accurate license attribution documentation. Demonstrate that you respect open-source obligations. Build trust through transparency.

 

Customer Security Questionnaires

When customers ask "What open-source do you use?" provide controlled SBOM access with confidence. Redact sensitive details while demonstrating transparency. Full audit trail of what was shared with whom.

What compliance teams struggle with

  • Chasing SBOMs shortly before audits

  • Inconsistent supplier documentation

  • Manual checks against evolving regulations

  • Difficulty proving due diligence over time

Compliance becomes reactive, fragile, and stressful.

How Exodos Labs helps

Exodos Labs embeds compliance directly into daily operations:

  • SBOMs are validated automatically against defined requirements

  • Evidence is collected continuously, not retroactively

  • Every action is logged with immutable audit trails

  • Supplier compliance is tracked with real data, not questionnaires

Compliance becomes a state, not an event.

Outcomes you get

  • Audit-ready evidence at any time

  • Reduced dependency on manual processes

  • Clear traceability across products and suppliers

  • Confidence in regulatory reviews and customer requests

Ship Compliant Software at Engineering Speed

Join open-source teams who are automating license compliance without slowing development velocity.

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