AWG Software Policy#12
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| If a code repository is hosted on the SO Github and is publicly visible, then it may be used by anyone (e.g. the public, ACT, Polarbear) without requiring explicit permission, unless the license somehow forbids this. |
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You might be aware and on purpose. But, I just wanted to point out that, if I correctly remember, the opposite is legally true, that is, other people cannot use the code in a public repository unless the license permits.
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Ah I wasn't aware. BSD, MIT and GPL licenses do permit this right? If yes, I will clarify this. Thanks!
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Yes, BSD and MIT are the most permissive licenses; they are often used for academic code. GPL is more restrictive.
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Looks good, I brought up just a couple of minor points,
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| If a code repository is hosted on the SO Github and is publicly visible, then it may be used by anyone (e.g. the public, ACT, Polarbear) without requiring explicit permission, if the license allows this. The licenses that we recommend (`BSD 2-Clause License`_ or `MIT License`_) do allow this. |
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This point is fair. I am just wondering if we are entering "Publication committee" land.
For example in ACT, there are periods following a public data release during which you cannot publish your own paper based on public ACT data unless you give the chance to other members to opt-in. If SO does something similar (and I am not sure), maybe they want to extend that to codes too?. In other words, I would put a warning for now saying that we would like to discuss with PP? In general I am in favor of your proposal though
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Since there has been some new activity ...
Not sure if this item ended up getting discussed with PP or not, but unless they deferred entirely to us then I think we should mention that they get final say on what sort of analyses of what data can be published by whom at what times.
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This looks good.
Cosmetic request -- can you "fill" the paragraphs? Rationale:
- The raw text document also needs to look nice.
- It is easier to process diffs, later, if the lines are short.
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...described in Chapter 10 "Special Guidance for AWGs".