> I posted the source code to most of my school projects on GitHub. If people want to crib off my code that's not my problem -- I did the work, whether or not they want to is their problem.
This is not true at all post-secondary institutions. For example, the University of Waterloo's Policy 71 - Student Discipline[0] explicitly puts the burden on you to prevent others from cribbing your work:
"Students are responsible for demonstrating behaviour that is honest and ethical in their academic work. Such behaviour includes:
<snip>
* Preventing their work from being used by others, e.g. not lending assignments to others, protecting access to computer files."
It appears ludicrous on its face. If I leave my house unlocked and someone steals all my things, what ethical boundary have I violated? No criminal is an agent of my will. Not locking my doors does not make me complicit in my own robbery.
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> I posted the source code to most of my school projects on GitHub. If people want to crib off my code that's not my problem -- I did the work, whether or not they want to is their problem.
This is not true at all post-secondary institutions. For example, the University of Waterloo's Policy 71 - Student Discipline[0] explicitly puts the burden on you to prevent others from cribbing your work:
"Students are responsible for demonstrating behaviour that is honest and ethical in their academic work. Such behaviour includes:
<snip>
* Preventing their work from being used by others, e.g. not lending assignments to others, protecting access to computer files."
[0] https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-guideli...
My school does not have this policy.
It appears ludicrous on its face. If I leave my house unlocked and someone steals all my things, what ethical boundary have I violated? No criminal is an agent of my will. Not locking my doors does not make me complicit in my own robbery.