[libreplanet-discuss] Code license principles in academic publications?

[Pen-Yuan Hsing]

Dear libreplanet-discuss,

I have been asked to comment on a draft article about best 
practices/principles in publishing academic computer code (e.g. 
scientific R scripts, Python code, etc.).

Though the article is supposed to be short, I think a huge glaring 
problem in this draft is that software licenses are not mentioned AT ALL.

Obviously one comment I'll add is that it is crucial for code to be free 
(as in freedom) and that a license needs to be attached to its publication.

That said, I'm just wondering if anyone has already written about this 
and if I can refer to it? Ideally something that lays out the basic 
steps of attaching a software license?

Sorry I've only got about 32 hours to respond, so would really 
appreciate any of your suggestions!