This lesson introduces the five recommendations on how to make research software more FAIR presented on the fair-software.eu website.
Prerequisites
We will be learning how to create a GitHub repository and how to deposit your software there. You will need a GitHub account to do that. Create a GitHub account if you haven’t done that yet.
| Setup | Download files required for the lesson | |
| 00:00 | 1. Introduction |
What is FAIR software?
Why FAIR software? How do I make software FAIR? |
| 00:00 | 2. Use a publicly accessible repository with version control |
What is version control?
Why would I use version control? Why would I use a publicly accessible repository? |
| 00:00 | 3. Add a License |
Why is a license important?
When is a license important? How to choose a license? How does my license interact with an external library/package and its license |
| 00:30 | 4. Register your code in a community registry |
What are software registries?
Why should I register my software |
| 00:30 | 5. Enable citation of the software |
Why explicitly enable software citation?
How to make a software citable? |
| 00:30 | 6. Use a software quality checklist |
What is a software checklist?
Why is a software checklist important? What is a Software Management plan? What is a Software Sustainability plan? |
| 00:30 | Finish |
The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.