View source for DPS909 & OSD600 Fall 2020 Week 1

==Readings/Videos==

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Izw_WtJb7Uo&feature=youtu.be Course Introduction video]
* [https://youtu.be/QrA1LG49_mc Week 1 Overview video]

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljNS5p3cqls&feature=youtu.be Copyright in Canada video]
* [https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr02281.html Copyright Guide]
* [https://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source What is Open Source?]
* [https://opensource.org/osd The Open Source Definition]
* [https://opensource.com/education/14/8/600-students-educated-center-development-open-technology Open Source at Seneca]
* [https://jvns.ca/blog/2018/02/20/measuring-blog-success/ Julia Evans on Measuring a Blog's Success]
* [https://slack.com/intl/en-ca/resources/slack-101 Slack 101]

==Questions==

Here are some questions for you to consider this week as you do your readings.  Try to come up with some answers for yourself as you go:

* If I find code on the internet, what am I allowed to do with it?
* Is code subject to copyright?
* As a student, if I create code at Seneca who owns the copyright, me or Seneca?  What about if I'm working at a job?
* How do I copyright my work?
* How long does my copyright last in Canada?
* What is open source?
* What open source do I use?
* How do I write a good blog post?
* What is RSS?  What is an RSS Feed?
* What does it mean to "fork" a project?
* What is Slack and How do I use it?
* Who else is taking this course?  How do I work with them?

==TODO==

* Work on the '''Readings''' above and try answer the '''Questions''' I've posed for you.
* Join the [https://seneca-open-source.slack.com Seneca Open Source Slack] using your @myseneca.ca email address and come introduce yourself to us
* Create a [[OSD & DPS909 Fall 2020 - Blogging|blog for yourself and write your first post]] '''before Friday'''.
* Begin work on [[OSD & DPS909 Fall 2020 - Release 0.1|Release 0.1]] ('''due Fri Sept 25''')
* Start collaborating with your colleagues on Slack about open source, blogging, and Release 0.1.  Make sure you don't try to tackle this alone.  Leverage the community.