On the first day of class, students will be placed into groups of 2. Each group will be scheduled for a "case study" presentation about an open source project of their choosing (some suggestions below and if you are struggling, I am happy to assign one to you.) Projects can anything and do not need to be "code" based. They can range from large ones maintained by a company like TensorFlow) to small and maintained by a single person (Tracery) to medium-sized and funded through donations and grants like The Processing Foundation. Each case study should consist of an in-class presentation and write-up (in the form of a blog or medium post). Case study presentations should be 15-20 minutes with 5-10 minutes of questions and discussion. They should include research on the following:
- Describe what the project is. Does it have a mission statement?
- Describe the history of the project -- when / how did it start? Has it grown?
- Who are the contributors to the project?
- Describe the project's funding. Is it funded? What kinds of support does it get?
- Describe the project's community. Are there separate developer / user communities? Where are the primary places they interact?
- Does the project have a Code of Conduct? What does it consist of? If it does not, why?
- Does the project have a license? Why was the license chosen?
- Evaluate the project's approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion in its community. What's the difference between diversity, inclusion, and equity? by Meg Bolger.
- Is the project still active? Why or why not?
- What is the future of the project?
- Week 2: Sept 11
- Jiwon & James: Blender.
- Week 3: Sept 18
- case study 2
- case study 3
- Week 4: Sept 25
- case study 4
- case study 5
- Week 5: Oct 2
- case study 6
- Week 6: Oct 16
- case study 7
- case study 8