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An approach for evaluating FOSS projects for student participation
Proceedings of the 43rd ACM technical symposium on computer science education, pp 415-420
29 Feb 2012
Abstract
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) offers a transparent development environment and community in which to involve students. Students can learn much about software development and professionalism by contributing to an on-going project. However, the number of FOSS projects is very large and there is a wide range of size, complexity, domains, and communities, making selection of an ideal project for students difficult. This paper addresses the need for guidance when selecting a FOSS project for student involvement by presenting an approach for FOSS project selection based on clearly identified criteria. The approach is based on several years of experience involving students in FOSS projects.
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Details
- Title
- An approach for evaluating FOSS projects for student participation
- Creators
- Heidi EllisMichelle Purcell - Drexel UniversityGregory Hislop - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 43rd ACM technical symposium on computer science education, pp 415-420
- Conference
- 43rd ACM technical symposium on computer science education, 43rd
- Series
- SIGCSE '12
- Publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Number of pages
- 1
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84858980079
- Other Identifier
- 991019173824604721