Q01
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Developer Open-Source License Compliance Experience Survey
Measures how developers navigate open-source license compliance, including confidence levels, tooling satisfaction, workflow clarity, and key barriers. Designed for engineering teams and developer-tool organizations seeking to improve compliance processes and SBOM adoption.
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24 questions · ~4 min
Q02
Multiple Choice
In the last 3 months, how often did you write or review production code?
Q03
Long Text
How confident are you in interpreting common open-source licenses (e.g., MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL) for your own code?
Q04
Multiple Choice
Do you currently use any tools for license compliance (e.g., SCA scanners, SBOM generators)?
Q05
Long Text
Rank the following barriers to improving license compliance in your organization from most to least impactful.
Q06
Long Text
Based on your experience, what one change would make open-source license compliance clearer or easier for you?
Q07
Multiple Choice
What is your primary role?
Q08
Long Text
Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses will help improve open-source license compliance tools, policies, and documentation. Results will be reported in aggregate only.
Q09
Multiple Choice
Which ecosystem do you primarily work in?
Q10
Long Text
How clear is your organization's open-source license compliance process to you?
Q11
Multiple Choice
Which type of tool is most useful to you for license compliance?
Q12
Long Text
How valuable is having a software bill of materials (SBOM) for managing license compliance in your projects?
Q13
AI Interview
We'd like to explore your compliance experience in a bit more depth. What specific challenges or gaps have you encountered that the previous questions did not fully cover?
Q14
Multiple Choice
How many years of professional coding experience do you have?
Q15
Multiple Choice
In the past 6 months, were you involved in selecting, reviewing, or complying with open-source licenses for your code?
Q16
Long Text
How clear are each of the following activities in your current workflow?
Q17
Long Text
Overall, how satisfied are you with your current license compliance tooling?
Q18
Multiple Choice
In a typical month, approximately how many hours do you spend on license compliance tasks?
Q19
Multiple Choice
Approximately how many employees are in your organization?
Q20
Long Text
How clear is the process for choosing an appropriate license for a new project or component?
Q21
Multiple Choice
Where are you primarily located?
Q22
Long Text
How clear is the process for reviewing licenses of third-party dependencies before adding them?
Q23
Long Text
How clear is the process for generating or maintaining a software bill of materials (SBOM)?
Q24
Multiple Choice
Where do you typically get guidance on open-source license compliance? (Select all that apply)
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