
Open Source Essentials Version: 1.0 Open Source Essentials covers the fundamental aspects of free and open source software, open content and open technology. It includes topics from various professions, including legal, technical and business aspects. The program is not limited to a specific profession. Instead, it covers the common knowledge that anyone who is professionally involved with open source should have. This common knowledge allows developers, managers, lawyers and any other professional working in the field of open source to communicate, share a common perspective and terminology, and collaborate successfully. This program also allows individuals to understand the concepts behind open source and engage with the open source community. PDF Version Topic 051: Software Fundamentals 051.1 Software Components 051.1 Lesson 1 051.2 Software Architecture 051.2 Lesson 1 051.3 On-Premises and Cloud Computing 051.3 Lesson 1 Topic 052: Open Source Software Licenses 052.1 Concepts of Open Source Software Licenses 052.1 Lesson 1 052.2 Copyleft Software Licenses 052.2 Lesson 1 052.3 Permissive Software Licenses 052.3 Lesson 1 Topic 053: Open Content Licenses 053.1 Concepts of Open Content Licenses 053.1 Lesson 1 053.2 Creative Commons Licenses 053.2 Lesson 1 053.3 Other Open Content Licenses 053.3 Lesson 1 Topic 054: Open Source Business Models 054.1 Software Development Business Models 054.1 Lesson 1 054.2 Service Provider Business Models 054.2 Lesson 1 054.3 Compliance and Risk Mitigation 054.3 Lesson 1 Topic 055: Project Management 055.1 Software Development Models 055.1 Lesson 1 055.2 Product Management / Release Management 055.2 Lesson 1 055.3 Community Management 055.3 Lesson 1 Topic 056: Collaboration and Communication 056.1 Development Tools 056.1 Lesson 1 056.2 Source Code Management 056.2 Lesson 1 056.3 Communication and Collaboration Tools 056.3 Lesson 1 First Lesson 051.1 Software Components (051.1 Lesson 1) Proceed to first lesson

Open Source Essentials

Version: 1.0

Open Source Essentials covers the fundamental aspects of free and open source software, open content and open technology. It includes topics from various professions, including legal, technical and business aspects. The program is not limited to a specific profession. Instead, it covers the common knowledge that anyone who is professionally involved with open source should have. This common knowledge allows developers, managers, lawyers and any other professional working in the field of open source to communicate, share a common perspective and terminology, and collaborate successfully. This program also allows individuals to understand the concepts behind open source and engage with the open source community.

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