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# Unit 9: Software Products and Services

## Learning Objectives

In this unit, we'll discuss software products and services, and practice delivering software services to end users.

## Discussions and Notes

* Management of Software Products and Services:
  * [Business Models](/intro-to-python/notes/software.md#business-models)
  * [Distribution Models](/intro-to-python/notes/software.md#distribution-models)
  * [Licensing](/intro-to-python/notes/software/licensing.md) and [Licensing Models](/intro-to-python/notes/software.md#licensing-models), including Open Source Software (OSS)
  * [Security and Privacy](/intro-to-python/notes/info-systems/security-privacy.md)
  * [Ethics](/intro-to-python/notes/software/ethics.md)
* Software Delivery and Distribution:
  * [Remote Repositories](/intro-to-python/notes/clis/git.md#remote-repositories) and Managing Remote Addresses
  * [Remote Servers](/intro-to-python/notes/hardware/servers.md)
  * [The `heroku` Utility](/intro-to-python/notes/clis/heroku.md)
* Web Applications:
  * [The `flask` Package](/intro-to-python/notes/python/packages/flask.md)

## Activities and Exercises

* ["Web Service" Exercise](/intro-to-python/exercises/web-service.md)
* ["Web App" Exercise](/intro-to-python/exercises/web-app.md)