Preparing for student participation in HFOSS projects: FOSS tools and techniques
Darci Burdge, Lori Postner, Heidi J. C. Ellis, Gregory W. Hislop · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2014
Student involvement in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects holds much potential for learning and student motivation. Many faculty members would like to take advantage of this potential and want to know more about FOSS, including its tools and culture. This workshop introduces participants to several common tools for collaboration or control and discusses tool use within a FOSS project. The discussion will include tools for version control, issue tracking, collaborative editing, and chat-based meetings. The tool coverage will be at an introductory level, and participants will take away exercises that may be used with students.