A number of previous initiatives have fed into the creation of TeachingOpenSource.org. In particular:

• Brian Behlendorf, Karl Fogel, and others created the original teachingopensource.org mailing list and wiki. The original wiki page, which documented discussions which took place at OSCON 2008, has been archived on this site. Many thanks to Brian and Karl for transferring the teachingopensource.org domain.

• A group of professors, students, and representatives from educational institutions, companies, and Open Source communities met at FSOSS 2008 for the TOS@FSOSS track. This led to the original versions of the Roll Call, Taxonomy, and TOS Consortium Discussion pages.