Benefits of Open Source Software

Concepts Learned

• Sharing code and idea
• Crowd sourcing
• Community involvement and Cooperation
• Understanding Software Licensing

Standards

• Learn to effectively communicate with others.
• Solve problems and make decisions together.
• Contribute/participate in class discussion.

Objectives

• Learn the difference between consumption and contribution
• Learn types of contribution (translations, graphics, documentation, data collection, coding, etc.)
• Discover ways to contribute and give back to communities
• Understanding different types of open-source licensing
• Find a way to contribute to an open source project
• Understand the difference between open and free software
• Reasons for joining open source communities

Materials

• What the Internet Bug Bounty Teaches About Open-Source Software Security (https://securityintelligence.com/articles/open-source-software-security-bug-bounty/)
• Choosing a License (https://opensource.guide/starting-a-project/#choosing-a-license)
• Why do people open source their work? (https://opensource.guide/starting-a-project/#why-do-people-open-source-their-work)
• How to Join an Open Source Community - https://youtu.be/XyHSPjU2h10
• Free Software or Open Source Software? Is There A Difference? - https://youtu.be/Qyb5KZC7d6s

Extra Credit

• Explain what https://smile.amazon.com/ is about in less than 250 words.
• Take a course at https://lab.github.com/
• Contribute to https://www.openstreetmap.org/

Assignment and Activities

• Read and discuss “What the Internet Bug Bounty Teaches About Open-Source Software Security”
• Read and discuss “Why do people open source their work?” and “Choosing a License”
• Watch “How to Join an Open Source Community” video and discuss openly ideas and thoughts about Victoria Martinez de la Cruz’s presentation.
• Watch the first five minutes of “Free Software or Open Source Software? Is There A Difference?” and talk about the differences between Free Software or Open Source Software.

Evaluations

• Does the student understand the concepts and objectives listed above?
• Can the student communicate two benefits of why companies and developers choose free and open-source software?
• Can the student explain the advantages for the user of free and open-source software?
• What are the benefits of open source standards and software to society?
• Did the student contribute to an open-source project during this lesson.

Notes:

• Advance levels can view and discuss the following resources: EU Study about Open Source Impact - https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/study-about-impact-open-source-software-and-hardware-technological-independence-competitiveness-and
• Presentation about results - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujp2dsfyOuQ
• The Linux Foundation panel about it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLLCYQSkcT4&list=PLbzoR-pLrL6q8QMGJ4dFnqejkHDm76kJV&index=193
• Digital infrastructure is more than just broadband: What the US can learn from Europe’s open source technology policy study - https://www.brookings.edu/research/digital-infrastructure-is-more-than-just-broadband-what-the-u-s-can-learn-from-europes-open-source-technology-policy-study/