Open-source it right (and avoid calling your IP lawyer)!

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Checklist for publishing code: determine copyright (often employer-owned), pick a compatible license, and automate checks. Demonstrations show using SPDX metadata plus the REUSAE-style workflow, adding a licenses directory and a reuse.toml file, running a reuse scanner and a GitHub Action that emits a compliance badge, and producing a software bill of materials. Example repositories have surprising mixed licenses (LGPL vs NCSA) and missing copyrights that get fixed before release.

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1. 0:00Welcome to open source
2. 1:07What is open source licenses
3. 2:15Publishing code checklist
4. 3:40Choosing the right license
5. 5:09License classes and compatibility
6. 6:33Best practices for files
7. 7:15Managing multiple licenses
8. 8:00REUSE framework
9. 10:06Implementing REUSE
10. 11:11Open source compliance
11. 13:00Risk mitigation in open source
12. 13:43Q&A

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