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Add lab documentation section on academic cheating
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Signed-off-by: David A. Wheeler <dwheeler@dwheeler.com>
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[Debugging](#debugging))
* [Localization](#localization) (aka translation)
* [Submitting a new or updated lab](#submitting-a-new-or-updated-lab)
* [Academic use](#academic-use)
* [Potential future directions](#potential-future-directions)

## Introduction
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Simply fork the repository, add your proposed lab in the `docs/labs` directory,
and create a pull request.

## Academic use

These labs were created for LFD121. However, they can (and are) also used
for other situations, such as for academic use.
We welcome those other uses! This does raise the issue of countering cheating.

We can't prevent all cheating. The answers can be shared among students,
and answers are visible to those who look at its source.
In addition, some learners may be unable to figure out the answer, so we
provide a "give up" button.

However, cheating is fundamentally a lazy approach, and we take steps to
address this.
The "give up" button has a timer, so people can't load the page and
*immediately* give up to see the answer.
When a lab is completed, that is clearly indicated, and we also add
a random unique value to the bottom of the completed lab.
That random value also includes `(GA)` if the learner gave up in this session.
If two learners have the same random value, then one copied directly
from the other.
This doesn't prevent all cheating, but it does provide a way to detect
some kinds of cheating.

## Potential future directions

Below are notes about potential future directions.
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