Choosing A License

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Revision as of 18:49, 26 June 2015

Title Choosing A License
Overview Student will choose a license for a hypothetical software project based on criteria given
Prerequisite Knowledge Should have had an introduction intellectual property as it relates to software and to open source licenses. Completing Finding_the_License first would be valuable, as this exercise requires finding the license for existing software.
Learning Objectives Students will be able to assess some of the criteria involved in selecting a software license; however, when in doubt (and especially when in doubt and using other's code), a lawyer should be consulted.

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Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit Social Issues and Professional Practice (SP) / Intellectual Property
Topic Intellectual property rights
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Estimated Time to Completion How long should it take for the student to complete the activity?
Materials/Environment What does the student need? Internet access, IRC client, Git Hub account, LINUX machine, etc.?
Author Gina Likins
Source Is there another activity on which this activity is based? If so, please provide a link to the original resource.
License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License


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