There is also something to be said about thinking of students as cheaters. 
The hardest exams for me were on manifolds at UW - we had a week to work 
from home, allowed to use course notes, old homework, and our textbook, but 
nothing else and no discussions with each other. Some problems were 
actually from the textbook, so I imagine they may have been assigned before 
and solutions were available if one tried to find them. It was quite 
satisfying to be trusted enough to work in such a setting and I prefer to 
believe that most other students (or even all) were not violating 
conditions as well.

Kind of similar to not selling DRM-free movies/music/etc since everyone 
would just copy them after the first sale if it is effortless. In a more 
perfect world all digital content is free to get once it is made and those 
who feel inclined contribute what/when/if then can/want. And nobody worries 
about their students cheating because these students understand that they 
should not.

Andrey

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