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Summary of features in the web-based version

• Generate "stamps" which positively identify a license in any text file. (See How LIDESC identifies licensing of a file for instructions and web interface.)
  
  
• Summarize the requirements of a license. (See How LIDESC identifies licensing of a file for instructions and web interface.)
  
  
• Lookup many popular licenses given a stamp. (See License lookup by stamp for instructions and web interface.)
  
  
• Report the compatibilty of license tags with the Free Software Foundation definition of Free Software, the Open Source Initiative's Open Source Definition, and closed source licensing. (See How LIDESC detects and reports licensing conflicts for instructions and web interface.)
  
  
• Select an existing license or examples, by getting a list of licenses with certain characteristics. (See Selecting a software license)
  
  
• Compare to established standards of software licensing: the FSF definition of Free Software, the Open Source Definition, the GPL, and closed-source licensing. (See Comparing to established Standards of Software Licensing.)