Difference between revisions of "DPS909 and OSD600 Fall 2012 Weekly Schedule and Notes"
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* Course introduction | * Course introduction | ||
| + | * Success in this course requires: | ||
| + | ** Willingness to be lost and not panic | ||
| + | ** Curiosity | ||
| + | ** Being driven, persistence | ||
| + | ** Willingness to ask for help | ||
| + | ** Willingness to give others help | ||
| + | ** Independent learning | ||
| + | ** Doing more, much more, than the bare minimum | ||
* Intro to open source | * Intro to open source | ||
** Proprietary Licenses, EULAs | ** Proprietary Licenses, EULAs | ||
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* '''Lab - Build Firefox''' | * '''Lab - Build Firefox''' | ||
** [[DPS909 and OSD600 Fall 2012 Lab 1|Build Firefox]] due '''Sept 13''' | ** [[DPS909 and OSD600 Fall 2012 Lab 1|Build Firefox]] due '''Sept 13''' | ||
| + | ** NOTE: instead of a class on Monday Sept 10th, we'll have a work day. Use the #seneca channel on irc.mozilla.org to meetup with other students. | ||
* '''TODO''' | * '''TODO''' | ||
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** Add your '''blog feed''' and info to the [[Open Source@Seneca Planet List]] so that it appears in the [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/~chris.tyler/planet OpenSource@Seneca Planet] | ** Add your '''blog feed''' and info to the [[Open Source@Seneca Planet List]] so that it appears in the [http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/~chris.tyler/planet OpenSource@Seneca Planet] | ||
** Pick one Closed and one Open license/eula, and read them from start to finish. Pick '''3 things that struck you''', blog about it and your reactions to the readings this week. | ** Pick one Closed and one Open license/eula, and read them from start to finish. Pick '''3 things that struck you''', blog about it and your reactions to the readings this week. | ||
| − | ** Begin learning how to use [[Irc|IRC]] for communication. We'll cover this in detail next week, but it's better to get started early. | + | ** Begin learning how to use [[Irc|IRC]] for communication. We'll cover this in detail next week, but it's better to get started early. |
Revision as of 16:25, 5 September 2012
Introduction
The fall is broken into two parts. First, general open source and and community (i.e., Mozilla) specific skills and ideas are taught. Students learn how to deal with the tools, techniques, and practices of their chosen project and its community. Second, we go deep into open web and browser development with a case study.
Part I – Essential Open Source Development Skills and Concepts
Week 1 (Sept 6) Course introduction
- Course introduction
- Success in this course requires:
- Willingness to be lost and not panic
- Curiosity
- Being driven, persistence
- Willingness to ask for help
- Willingness to give others help
- Independent learning
- Doing more, much more, than the bare minimum
- Intro to open source
- Lab - Build Firefox
- Build Firefox due Sept 13
- NOTE: instead of a class on Monday Sept 10th, we'll have a work day. Use the #seneca channel on irc.mozilla.org to meetup with other students.
- TODO
- Create an account on this wiki for yourself (note: requires manual creation)
- Create a personal wiki page on this wiki, and add a link for yourself to the People Fall 2012 Open Source Students pages
- Create a blog (wordpress or blogspot or whatever) and create a feed category or tag called "open source"
- Read the Blog Guidelines for instructions on how to use your blog in the course
- Add your blog feed and info to the Open Source@Seneca Planet List so that it appears in the OpenSource@Seneca Planet
- Pick one Closed and one Open license/eula, and read them from start to finish. Pick 3 things that struck you, blog about it and your reactions to the readings this week.
- Begin learning how to use IRC for communication. We'll cover this in detail next week, but it's better to get started early.
