open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby

Replace codespell with a tool that has a non-GPL license

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Description

Recent FOSSA scans revealed that codespell has a GPL-2.0 license. We should integrate a similar tool with an Apache/MIT/or other similar license.

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Locate the existing codespell configuration and invocation, then identify a comparable tool with an acceptable license; done means codespell is replaced and the repository’s spelling checks still run successfully.

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Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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