Revolution OS
An Open Source Philosophy:
- Work with and within the open source community
- Use existing open source code whenever possible
- Give others encouragement and credit when they offer help
- Be open to helping others and to being helped
Some interesting open source projects:
Ubuntu
Processing
Cinder
OpenFrameworks
SuperCollider
ChucK
PHP
Python
Ruby
Mozilla
Webkit
OpenOffice
Apache
Android for Developers
Websites:
wordpress
opensource.org
GPL
Version Control Tools and Project Hosting:
github.com
code.google.com
sourceforge.net
Assignments for next Monday. Pick one:
- Research an open source project to briefly present to the class. What makes the project special? How long has the project been around? What languages are used in the project?
- Research an inspiring project/program/game/artwork that was created with open source software and/or philosophies.