The UT-OSPO has developed a set of best practice documents to help researchers engage with and manage open source projects. Click one of the links below to open the PDF of the selected best practice document.
Why Open Source
This guide provides an overview of the benefits of releasing research software under an open source license and summarizes the support that the UT-OSPO can provide.
Open Source Software Licenses
In this guide you will find a list of open source licensing resources and an overview of different categories of open source licenses.
Contributing to an Open Source Environment
There are certain best practices when contributing to an existing open source project and this guide describes steps that you can follow to more easily integrate into an open source project community.
GitHub: Institutional vs. Public
Here at UT Austin, researchers have the option of using the public GitHub platform or the UT Austin enterprise GitHub instance to manage their code and this guide provides useful information about the benefits of each option to help you decide how best to manage code for your research project.
Contact UT-OSPO
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Email ospo@utlists.utexas.edu