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Make it clear to readers that they're in the wrong place if they just want to *take* the course. Signed-off-by: David A. Wheeler <[email protected]>
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# secure-sw-dev-fundamentals: Secure Software Development Fundamentals courses (from the OpenSSF Best Practices WG)
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# secure-sw-dev-fundamentals: Developing Secure Software (LFD121) course
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This repository is for managing and sharing the content of the
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*Secure Software Development Fundamentals*
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courses (from the [OpenSSF Best Practices WG](https://github.com/ossf/wg-best-practices-os-developers) that are available via the
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[Linux Foundation Training &amp; Certification Platform](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/developing-secure-software-lfd121/)
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and via [edX](http://edx.org/professional-certificate/linuxfoundationx-secure-software-development-fundamentals?utm_medium=partner-marketing&utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=openssf&utm_content=openssforg-securedevelopmentpc).
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This repository is for maintaining the content of the
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[Developing Secure Software (LFD121) course](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/developing-secure-software-lfd121/),
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aka the *Secure Software Development Fundamentals* course.
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## Highlights
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This course is overseen by the [Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Best Practices Working Group (WG)](https://github.com/ossf/wg-best-practices-os-developers).
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Please **[select the course you are interested in and take it](https://openssf.org/training/courses/)** if you just want to *take* these courses.
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## If you want to LEARN
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This repository is instead intended for those who want to modify the course material or using its content in special ways.
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If you want to *learn*, you're in the *wrong place*.
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Instead, *please* go to the
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**[Developing Secure Software (LFD121) entry page](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/developing-secure-software-lfd121/)**
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so you can learn how to develop secure software.
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It's free, and its certificate of completion is free.
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The [OpenSSF page about this course](https://openssf.org/training/courses/) provides some broader context about the course.
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The learning material also available via [edX](http://edx.org/professional-certificate/linuxfoundationx-secure-software-development-fundamentals?utm_medium=partner-marketing&utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=openssf&utm_content=openssforg-securedevelopmentpc). but the edX certificate of completion is not free.
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## This repository is for maintainers of the course
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This repository is intended for those who *maintain* the course material.
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In particular, this is the place to report proposed changes
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to the course content or report issues about the course content.
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If you want to use its content in special ways, this might also be a
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useful repository for you.
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If you see something in the course that should be changed, please **[file an issue](https://github.com/ossf/secure-sw-dev-fundamentals/issues)** or (even better) **[create a pull request](https://github.com/ossf/secure-sw-dev-fundamentals/pulls)**.
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