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** [https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr02281.html Copyright Guide] | ** [https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr02281.html Copyright Guide] | ||
** In a software project, there can be many copyright holders (e.g., many contributors), or all contributors may assign their copyright to the project (e.g., [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributor_License_Agreement CLA], which we'll cover later) | ** In a software project, there can be many copyright holders (e.g., many contributors), or all contributors may assign their copyright to the project (e.g., [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contributor_License_Agreement CLA], which we'll cover later) | ||
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* Licenses | * Licenses | ||
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** Approved licenses by the Open Source Initiative: https://opensource.org/licenses | ** Approved licenses by the Open Source Initiative: https://opensource.org/licenses | ||
** Choose a License: https://choosealicense.com/ | ** Choose a License: https://choosealicense.com/ | ||
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| + | * Learning Licenses: BSD | ||
| + | ** Family of Licenses, including [https://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php 2-Clause BSD], [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause 3-Clause BSD (aka New BDS)], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses#4-clause_license_.28original_.22BSD_License.22.29 4-Clause BSD] | ||
| + | ** [https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/bsdl-gpl/article.html "Why you should use a BSD style license for your Open Source Project"] | ||
| + | ** BSD Licenses code is usually compatible with other open/closed code, when you want to mix them. | ||
| + | ** Example software projects licensed under the BSD License: | ||
| + | *** Many Google Projects, including [https://developers.google.com/v8/ V8], [https://www.chromium.org/Home Chromium], [https://golang.org/ Go] | ||
| + | *** [https://d3js.org/ D3.js] | ||
| + | *** [https://www.djangoproject.com/ Django] | ||
| + | *** [https://www.nginx.com/ nginx] | ||
| + | *** [http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/ Vi] | ||
| + | *** Facebook uses a modified version of the 3-Clause BSD they call [BSD + Patents license]. This has been controversial | ||
| + | **** [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSDplusPatent BSD + Patent] | ||
| + | **** [https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS PATENTS in React] | ||
| + | **** https://code.facebook.com/posts/112130496157735/explaining-react-s-license/ | ||
| + | ** Summary: | ||
| + | *** You need to retain the license and copyright notice | ||
| + | *** You can use it commercially or non-commercially (privately) | ||
| + | *** You can distribute it freely | ||
| + | *** You can modify it freely | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 19 January 2018
Week 1
- Some questions:
- When you hear "open source," what comes to mind?
- On a scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very)...
- How comfortable are you working with technology you've never seen before?
- How curious are you about how things work?
- How likely are you to stick with a problem when it gets hard to solve?
- How likely are you to ask for help when you get stuck?
- How likely are you to pause your own work in order to help someone else who is stuck?
- How self-motivated are you?
- How self-directed are you?
- How to have Success in this course:
- Willingness to be lost and not panic
- Willingness to put yourself out there, jump in
- Curiosity
- Being driven, persistence
- Willingness to ask for help
- Willingness to give others help
- Independent learning
- Doing more than the bare minimum
- Discussion
- Let's talk about Copyright and Open Source Licenses
- IANAL: "I Am Not A Lawyer"
- We're going to explore licensing from the POV of a developer participating in open projects
- Copyright (Copyright in Canada video)
- Who created it, "owns" it.
- Set of exclusive rights granted to the work's creator
- "The right to copy," to produce or reproduce a work or substantial portion thereof
- Copyright is automatic when a work is created, you don't have to register it.
- Copyright in Canada
- Copyright Guide
- In a software project, there can be many copyright holders (e.g., many contributors), or all contributors may assign their copyright to the project (e.g., CLA, which we'll cover later)
Week 2
- Licenses
- Rights, privileges, responsibilities, etc. applicable to someone other than the work's creator
- "Terms and Conditions"
- These must be granted by a copyright holder
- No License
- What can you do with code you find that has no license?
- what can I, can't I do?
- Public Domain
- SQLite, which is now used by literally everybody, see http://www.sqlite.org/famous.html
- Unlicense
- Consider some proprietary/closed End User License Agreements (EULA)
- Open Source Licenses
- The Open Source Definition
- Approved licenses by the Open Source Initiative: https://opensource.org/licenses
- Choose a License: https://choosealicense.com/
- Learning Licenses: BSD
- Family of Licenses, including 2-Clause BSD, 3-Clause BSD (aka New BDS), 4-Clause BSD
- "Why you should use a BSD style license for your Open Source Project"
- BSD Licenses code is usually compatible with other open/closed code, when you want to mix them.
- Example software projects licensed under the BSD License:
- Summary:
- You need to retain the license and copyright notice
- You can use it commercially or non-commercially (privately)
- You can distribute it freely
- You can modify it freely
