Software teams

How your code got better

The first question from software companies, agencies and MSPs is about client-owned code. It gets reviewed during scoping, and anything uncertain stays out.

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Records with a story to tell

Code alone shows the answer. The history around it reveals the reasoning:

Pull requests and their review comments
Tickets, bug reports and how each was resolved
History of builds and tests
Specs, architecture documents and release notes

The worry: code that is not ours

When you build for clients, a lot of the code may be theirs, and some may need their permission. Ownership gets checked during scoping. Whether a given repo can be included depends on your contracts, and that is a question for your own counsel; we do not give legal advice. If in doubt, it stays out.

Customer data in tickets and logs

Tickets, chat threads and logs often mention your customers. In the copy, names, company names and account details become placeholders, and so do your developers' names. You may also keep out whole repos, tools or periods.

What a buyer is shown

Picture a slow checkout reported in a ticket. A developer reworks a query, a reviewer catches an edge case, a test breaks, the fix ships and the release notes describe it. A buyer follows that loop end to end, and developers, customers and companies all show as placeholders. The judgment shown along the way is what makes this history worth licensing.

How we build the copy

An NDA comes first. License Your Data prepares the de-identified copy, your originals never leave your systems, and you approve a sample before anything goes out. You exclude any repo, product or client you like. There is no cost to you.

A typical fit

MSPs, agencies and software firms that have 20 or more full-time staff and hold 3 or more years of history across Git, team chat and an issue tracker. Smaller teams with a long, active codebase may qualify too.

Good to know

Do we need every repo?: No. A small set of active repositories with real reviews can be a good start.
Who should be on the call?: Most often the engineering lead or a founder, plus the person who manages your issue tracker and Git hosting.
Will you have to get into our Git hosting?: No. There is no request for logins or passwords, and your repos are left untouched.

Curious what your records are worth?

Answer three questions. License Your Data has a specialist phone you within minutes to arrange a 15-minute call.

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