Welcome to the OSS Discovery Project

Get Started with OSS Discovery

If you're new to OSS Discovery, we suggest you get started with a few simple steps.

• Download the latest version of OSS Discovery that matches your operating system and environment. OSS Discovery is available for the Mac, Linux, Windows, Solaris, and FreeBSD platforms.
• See instructions on running your first OSS Discovery scan, or check out the OSS Discovery User Guide for more detailed instructions.
• Contribute your OSS Discovery scans to The Open Source Census, a global, collaborative project to collect and share quantitative data on the use of open source software in the enterprise.

Join the OSS Discovery Community

We welcome new contributors and hope you'll become an active member of the OSS Discovery community. Here are a few suggestions on ways you can get involved.

• Read the overview of how to participate in the OSS Discovery community.
• Check out the License & Legal section and download the OSS Discovery Contributor Agreement.
• Help us expand the scope of OSS Discovery by contributing fingerprint rules for additional open source packages.
• Submit a bug fix or a new feature request.
• Check out the OSS Discovery forums and get involved in a discussion.
• Get involved as a sponsor of The Open Source Census.