Learning Materials:
| Material Type | Title | Overview | Courses | FOSS Area | Tags | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Slides – Intro to FOSS |
Slides that accompany Marko Schütz’s book Intro to FOSS (http://teachingopensource.org/learning-material/book-intro-foss./) Text is a comprehensive overview of the business of FOSS. Chapters include FOSS application areas, Philosophy and History of FOSS, FOSS Development and Community, FOSS Business, Case Studies, FOSS Government and more. |
CS0/Non-majors, Project Management, Social Issues & Professional Practice, Software Engineering & Process | Culture/Intellectual Property, FOSS History, Introduction, Philosophy/Politics, Tools & Communication, Use & Evaluate | Marko Schütz - University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez | |
| Reference | Book – Intro to FOSS |
Comprehensive overview of the business of FOSS. Chapters include FOSS application areas, Philosophy and History of FOSS, FOSS Development and Community, FOSS Business, Case Studies, FOSS Government and more. Slides for the text: http://teachingopensource.org/learning-material/slides-intro-foss/ |
CS0/Non-majors, CS1/CS2/Data Structures, Project Management, Social Issues & Professional Practice, Software Engineering & Process | Culture/Intellectual Property, FOSS History, Introduction, Philosophy/Politics, Tools & Communication, Use & Evaluate | Marko Schütz - University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez | |
| Reference | The Open Source Way |
The Open Source Way is a book shows how to (and how not to) engage with the community members on projects of any type by practicing the open source way. This handbook distills years of knowledge our community members have gained while running open source projects. |
CS0/Non-majors, Software Engineering & Process | Advocacy, Culture/Intellectual Property, Introduction, Philosophy/Politics | ||
| Reference | 11 ways to get involved in HFOSS |
11 ways to get involved in HFOSS |
CS0/Non-majors, CS1/CS2/Data Structures | Advocacy, Culture/Intellectual Property, Documentation, Introduction | ||
| Learning Activity | OpenMRS.Setup |
Introduction to the OpenMRS project. |
CS0/Non-majors | Introduction | HFOSS, OpenMRS, | foss2serve.org |
| Learning Activity | Origins of Free Libre Software |
Students are offered some key and optional readings, whereupon they will be asked questions to answer. This can be given as homework, or as an in-class quiz. The questions are a mix of definitive and open-ended questions. Answers and grading-suggestions are given. |
CS0/Non-majors, CS1/CS2/Data Structures | Advocacy, Culture/Intellectual Property, Introduction, Philosophy/Politics | free software, libre software, | foss2serve.org |