Exploring Open Source

Proposed blocks:

• Benefits to Student Involvement in Open Source
• Getting Started
• Open Source Projects
• Open Source Resources - Ohloh.net, GitLab,

Benefits to Student Involvement in Open Source (moved from Learning Resources)

Students:

• Are motivated to learn!
• Gain a professional network
• Get experience with a real, complex code base
• Understand how computing works in the real world
• Learn professional skills such as communication, collaboration and critical thinking
• Learn about open source software and culture

Open source projects:

• Gain new contributors
• Gain relationships with academia
• Expand the use of open source