diff --git a/lessons/intro.md b/lessons/intro.md index a5ace08..da48137 100644 --- a/lessons/intro.md +++ b/lessons/intro.md @@ -1,13 +1,18 @@ -# OSS Licensing for Research and Education +# OSS Licensing for Researchers and Educators ```{epigraph} This is a a short course that introduces researchers (doctoral students, postdocs, staff researchers and PIs) to the essentials of open-source software (OSS) licensing for research and educational purposes. The course duration should be about 3 hours when taught live, and we will also produce an online version for self-study. ``` -The three lessons in this course cover essential topics related to using, licensing, and collaborating with open-source software, data, and content in a research and education context. Each section includes relevant subtopics and practical concerns, focusing on key licensing concepts, choosing appropriate licenses, navigating institutional processes, and fostering open-source collaboration in research teams. +The three lessons in this course cover essential topics related to using, licensing, and collaborating with open-source software, data, and content in a research and education contexts. Each section includes relevant subtopics and practical concerns, focusing on key licensing concepts, choosing appropriate licenses, navigating institutional processes, and fostering open-source collaboration in research teams. `````{admonition} Vignette: A Research Dilemma :class: tip +````{margin} +```{note} +The vignettes in this course are all fictional user stories. +``` +```` Dr. Samantha Rodriguez, a graduate student in computational biology, has been working on developing new algorithms for analyzing genomic data. During her literature review, she comes across a research paper that describes a software tool that could significantly improve the performance of her analysis pipeline. The software seems to be exactly what she needs, and the paper's authors have made the source code available online. Excited by this discovery, Samantha downloads the code and tries to integrate it into her own project. @@ -32,13 +37,8 @@ As you engage more with open-source software, you realize that most projects are **The lessons in this course cover: how to use licensed works; how to license your own material (code, data, other content); and how to work with others and license together. Read on!** -````{margin} -```{note} -The vignettes in this course are all fictional, except this one! -``` -```` -`````{admonition} Vignette: Why open source? -:class: tip + +`````{admonition} Why open source? ```{image} ../assets/2015_blog.png :alt: old blog :width: 400px @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Prof. [Lorena A. Barba](https://lorenabarba.com/) is the Faculty Director of GW' ```{image} ../assets/sloan-logo-withmargin.png :alt: sloan logo :width: 200px -:align: left +:align: center ``` _GW's Open Source Programs Office is generously supported by the [Alfred P. Sloan Foundation](https://sloan.org/)._ \ No newline at end of file