NP
5.0Reviewed Jul 15, 2020
A great course on the history of Linux. Generally, courses start with the History of Linux as just an introductory video/week. But this course took a deep dive into the topic.
Open Source Software Development Methods
In this course, we will define what open source software is, we will go over the history of open source software and what benefits it has provided to the world’s technology infrastructure over the decades. The course aims to teach you how to work in open source projects productively and gain a lot of benefits from it, and really understand what the advantages are. You will learn about collaboration best practices, and how to encourage diversity in open source projects. We will discuss the different licensing models that are available, as this will help you decide what the best license is for your project. We will talk about methods that are commonly used, such as Continuous Integration, and use of GitHub and other hosting providers as a central meeting place for open source projects, and we will provide some examples of successful open source projects.
Status: Collaborative Software
Status: Software Development Methodologies
BeginnerCourse4 hours
Featured reviews
DS
5.0Reviewed Aug 17, 2020
This course was really great and helped me to proceed with my OSS knowledge further. I will surely complete the specialization to obtain more knowledge and get familiar with OSS Development methods.
AS
5.0Reviewed May 3, 2020
Honestly, this course provide introduces the world of open source projects and development to anyone. It's really explanative and helpful. I suggest this to anyone who want to understand what OSS is.
QI
5.0Reviewed Sep 2, 2021
Short and concise. Provides a bird's eye view of the open source landscape that will prove very useful for anyone starting out as a developer.
A
5.0Reviewed May 29, 2020
Wonderful course, goes above and beyond on teaching us on the importance of OSS Development Methods and even teaches us some basics on it.
KB
5.0Reviewed May 11, 2019
As a total novice to development methods I found this course to be extremely useful and informative. I am intrigued and want to learn more.
YR
5.0Reviewed May 14, 2023
Very straight to the point and informative, I wish I had some of the information of this course sooner in my career. Invaluable advice for novice and experienced developers alike.
HM
5.0Reviewed Jun 22, 2020
The course contains comprehensive knowledge about development methods in Open Source Software. I would recommend this course for anyone who is interested in OSS and wants to have a proper idea of it.
SJ
5.0Reviewed Feb 3, 2024
It's great to know some information about OSS and how to consider contributing to one. Also, the mentor is awesome, and the content offered is generalized.
GR
5.0Reviewed Feb 10, 2022
A great introduction to OSS. It provides a good overview of its history and how it got started plus the basics of contributing to various OSS projects.
PP
5.0Reviewed May 10, 2020
This course is really explains and prepares new contributors to join the community by introducing them to the real world things.
RM
5.0Reviewed Sep 13, 2020
Nice course, completely theory based. The best part of this course is that if you do this course seriously then you will remember most of the things.