OpenSource
Command line tool that lets you add an open source license to your project by running a simple command.
Supports Ruby 3.2+. Local development targets Ruby 4.0.6, as declared in .ruby-version.
Supported Licenses
- MIT
- Apache 2
- BSD 3 Clause
- GPL 3
Installation
Run:
gem install opensource
Usage
Usage: opensource OPTIONS
Specific options:
-s, --setup Setup user credentials in ~/.osrc file
-l, --license LICENSE LICENSE can be apache2, bsd, gpl3, mit
-a, --append README Append LICENSE content to README file
Common options:
-v, --version Print the version
-h, --help Show this message
Development
This project has been updated for the current Ruby toolchain:
- Ruby
4.0.6for local development - Ruby
3.2+as the supported runtime range - Bundler
4 - Rake
13 - RSpec
3.13 - GitHub Actions CI instead of Travis CI
- Dependabot for Bundler and GitHub Actions updates
Install dependencies:
make setup
Run the test suite:
make test
Build the gem package:
make build
Run the local CI checks:
make ci
See all available shortcuts:
make
CI runs the test suite on Ruby 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 4.0.
Runtime Dependencies
Ruby 4 no longer loads logger as an always-available standard library dependency. The gem declares logger explicitly so the CLI works on Ruby 4 and newer RubyGems installations.
License
(The MIT License)
Copyright (c) 2026 Mohnish Thallavajhula <hi@iam.mt>
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the 'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.