Open Source Software 2024

Lecturer: Prof. Josue Obregon

Class time: Tue 10:00 - 13:00

Office Hours: Mon 14:00 - 17:00; Changhak Hall, Room 334-1.

Reference

The main book for this course is:

• FOGEL, Karl. Producing Open Source Software. Available online (Creative Commons)

Other good references:

• CHACON, Scott and STRAUB, Ben. Pro Git. (2nd Edition) Apress, (2014) Available online (Creative Commons)

Course Objectives

This course is intended to familiarize students with the fundamentals of Open Source Software.

• Understand the principles and philosophies of open source software.
• Gain practical experience with open source tools and communities.
• Familiarize with the contribution process as well as develop skills to contribute to open source projects.
• Learn project management and collaboration techniques in an open source context.
• Experiment with several open source tools widely used in the world