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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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== Week 2 ==
  
 
* 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
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** 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]
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** [https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/bsdl-gpl/article.html "Why you should use a BSD style license for your Open Source Project"]
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** BSD Licenses code is usually compatible with other open/closed code, when you want to mix them.
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** Example software projects licensed under the BSD License:
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*** Many Google Projects, including [https://developers.google.com/v8/ V8], [https://www.chromium.org/Home Chromium], [https://golang.org/ Go]
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*** [https://d3js.org/ D3.js]
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*** [https://www.djangoproject.com/ Django]
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*** [https://www.nginx.com/ nginx]
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*** [http://ex-vi.sourceforge.net/ Vi]
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*** Facebook uses a modified version of the 3-Clause BSD they call [BSD + Patents license].  This has been controversial
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**** [https://opensource.org/licenses/BSDplusPatent BSD + Patent]
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**** [https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/PATENTS PATENTS in React]
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**** https://code.facebook.com/posts/112130496157735/explaining-react-s-license/
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** Summary:
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*** You need to retain the license and copyright notice
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*** You can use it commercially or non-commercially (privately)
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*** You can distribute it freely
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*** You can modify it freely

Revision as of 14:24, 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
  • 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