Terminology and Background on Intellectual Property


Why You Should Choose a License


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Software licenses span a spectrum of possibilities depending on what rights they convey to the licensee.

What is Open Source?


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The Creative Commons has developed a set of badges and icons that provide quick visual indicators of the chosen license. For example, this lesson is licensed under CC BY 4.0:


Why Choose Open Source Licensing?


Choosing an Open Source License


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A snapshot of https://choosealicense.com/appendix/ taken 2023-06-28

Documenting Your Choice of License


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for example, ![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/license/hpc-simtools/ips-framework) which renders as GitHub


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License: CC BY 4.0

Collaboration and Licensing