DPS909 & OSD600 Fall 2020 Week 1

Readings/Videos

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?

Work on the Readings above and try answer the Questions I've posed for you.
Join the Seneca Open Source Slack using your @myseneca.ca email address and come introduce yourself to us
Create a blog for yourself and write your first post before Friday.
Begin work on 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.