From cacc0e39d8887e375784ec96c61f5220bac62de9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cassandra Gould van Praag <cassandra.gouldvanpraag@psych.ox.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:22:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update licensing recommendations --- docs/gitlab/repo-license.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/gitlab/repo-license.md b/docs/gitlab/repo-license.md index 50e64f83..f6e55ba9 100644 --- a/docs/gitlab/repo-license.md +++ b/docs/gitlab/repo-license.md @@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ If your code builds on existing material, the originators of that material may h ## What license to choose -In general, we recommend a [CC-BY-4.0 license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This enables others to reuse your work as long as they attribute you as the originator. This license also allows the University to retain copyright. +We recommend the following licenses for diffferent types of work. These have been created with specific products in mind, hence licenses written for software might not be well suited to other creative works. +- Software: [Apache 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). This license requires attribution (be sure to include a 'Attribution' section in your README, or event better a CITATION.cff), and copyright notice to the University of Oxford. This licence does not restrict reuse to commercial or non-comercial applications. +- Data or creative works (for example, documentation): [CC-BY-4.0 license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This enables others to reuse your work as long as they attribute you as the originator. This license also allows the University to retain copyright. This licence does not restrict reuse to commercial or non-comercial applications. -The University also has detailed [recommendations on open source licensing](https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/reporting/openaccess#collapse393821). Please review these recommendations if you are unsure whether a CC-BY-4.0 license is appropriate. +The University also has detailed [recommendations on open source licensing](https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/reporting/openaccess#collapse393821). Please review these recommendations if you are unsure which license is appropriate. For a more complete exploration of software licensing, we recommend you visit the [The Turing Way handbook to reproducible, ethical and collaborative data science](https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/reproducible-research/licensing/licensing-software.html) -- GitLab