# License now displayed on repository overview

DevFeed: [License now displayed on repository overview](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/license-now-displayed-on-repository-overview-69589.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/license-now-displayed-on-repository-overview/>)

Author: Ayman Nadeem

Published: 2016-09-22T03:39:24Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [license](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/license.md>), [news-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news-insights.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub now displays a shortened license name linked to the license file on repository overview pages. The feature is available on GitHub and is planned for Enterprise 2.8. GitHub uses the Ruby gem Licensee to compare repository license files with a list of known licenses, but detection does not cover every license or complex multi-license cases.

## Source excerpt

Licenses are now displayed in the repository overview, allowing anyone to easily see if a project has an open source license. This change is immediately available on GitHub, and will...