OS Project Comparison Activity
| Title | OS Project Comparison Activity |
| Overview | In this activity, students compare and contrast three different open source projects (Android, Ushahidi, Red Hat). Students will gain a basic understanding of why these exist as open source projects and how they function. Additionally, students will explore the open source licensing used by each. Students will read material about each project and answer specific questions for the comparison. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge | None. |
| Learning Objectives |
* Learn the purpose of an open source project * Learn the different kinds of licenses under which projects are developed * Learn the reason a specific project is created * Learn how to contribute to an open source project |
Background:
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- While this activity is tailored with three specific project, it can be used for any projects of choice if there is a point of comparison.
Directions:
Given the following material for three different open source projects:
- Android Development Platform
- Ushahidi
- RedHat
Answer the following questions:
- What is each Project about?
- Why is listed project open source?
- What kind of open project is it? ( hint: find the project license)
- How can you contribute to that specific project
Deliverable:
Submit a report including your answers. Your answer for each of the questions should be a page to a page and half long.
Assessment:
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Additional Information:
| Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit | Social Issues and Professional Practice/Intellectual Property |
| Topic | Foundations of the open source movement [Familiarity] |
| Level of Difficulty | Introductory |
| Estimated Time to Completion | 3-4 hours |
| Materials/Environment | Internet access required |
| Author | Darci Burdge, Ruby El Kharboutly, Gina Likins, Lori Postner |
| Source | N/A |
| License | Under which license is this material made available? (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/) |
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
