From abd5626b0ea2c1512532bcb5b3fb6dd8227acd64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David A. Wheeler" Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:05:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README 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 --- README.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 856ba98..3806bbc 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,16 +1,31 @@ -# secure-sw-dev-fundamentals: Secure Software Development Fundamentals courses (from the OpenSSF Best Practices WG) +# secure-sw-dev-fundamentals: Developing Secure Software (LFD121) course -This repository is for managing and sharing the content of the -*Secure Software Development Fundamentals* -courses (from the [OpenSSF Best Practices WG](https://github.com/ossf/wg-best-practices-os-developers) that are available via the -[Linux Foundation Training & Certification Platform](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/developing-secure-software-lfd121/) -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). +This repository is for maintaining the content of the +[Developing Secure Software (LFD121) course](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/developing-secure-software-lfd121/), +aka the *Secure Software Development Fundamentals* course. -## Highlights +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). -Please **[select the course you are interested in and take it](https://openssf.org/training/courses/)** if you just want to *take* these courses. +## If you want to LEARN -This repository is instead intended for those who want to modify the course material or using its content in special ways. +If you want to *learn*, you're in the *wrong place*. + +Instead, *please* go to the +**[Developing Secure Software (LFD121) entry page](https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/developing-secure-software-lfd121/)** +so you can learn how to develop secure software. +It's free, and its certificate of completion is free. + +The [OpenSSF page about this course](https://openssf.org/training/courses/) provides some broader context about the course. +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. + +## This repository is for maintainers of the course + +This repository is intended for those who *maintain* the course material. + +In particular, this is the place to report proposed changes +to the course content or report issues about the course content. +If you want to use its content in special ways, this might also be a +useful repository for you. 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)**.