Free and Open Source Software Development

Catalog description

This course examines all aspects of the Free and Open Source Software movement. The course surveys the various definitions of open source licenses and examples of major free and open source development projects (e.g., the GNU Project, Apache Foundation, Linux). The course also examines the development tools that support developer communities as well as how web-based applications have created the possibility of international development teams. Students select and contribute to the software development of an existing open source project. This course is taught largely at an undergraduate level. Graduate students have additional course requirements/expectations. Prerequisite: CS 340 ; junior standing. Offered Occasionally.