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A Quick Guide to Software Licensing for the Scientist-Programmer

  • Andrew Morin,

    Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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  • Jennifer Urban,

    Affiliation Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, School of Law, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America

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  • Piotr Sliz

    * E-mail: piotr_sliz@hms.harvard.edu

    Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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A Quick Guide to Software Licensing for the Scientist-Programmer

  • Andrew Morin, 
  • Jennifer Urban, 
  • Piotr Sliz
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  • Published: July 26, 2012
  • https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002598
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