week 01 - Seneca-CDOT/topics-in-open-source-2022 GitHub Wiki

Week 1

Videos

  1. Course Introduction video
  2. Week 1 Overview video
  3. Copyright in Canada video

Readings

Questions

Here are some questions for you to consider this week as you do your readings. Try to come up with some answers for yourself as you go:

  • If I find code on the internet, what am I allowed to do with it?
  • Is source code subject to copyright? What about a website?
  • As a student, if I create code at Seneca who owns the copyright, me or Seneca? What about if I'm working at a job?
  • How do I copyright my work?
  • How long does my copyright last in Canada?
  • What is open source?
  • What open source do I use?
  • How do I write a good blog post?
  • What is RSS? What is an RSS Feed?
  • What does it mean to "fork" a project?
  • What is Slack and How do I use it?
  • Who else is taking this course? How do I work with them?

TODO

  • Work on the Readings above and try to answer the Questions I've posed for you.
  • Join the Seneca Open Source Slack using your @myseneca.ca email address and come introduce yourself to us in the #osd600-dps909 channel
  • Create a blog for yourself and write your first post before Friday at midnight. Send Dave your blog and GitHub info by email.
  • Begin work on Release 0.1 (due by midnight on Sun Sept 18)
  • Start collaborating with your colleagues on Slack as you work on blogging and Release 0.1. Make sure you don't try to tackle this alone, leverage our community!