Fall 2008 LPT730 Weekly Schedule

Weekly schedule remarks

• This schedule is tentative and is subject to change
• The instructional portion of the course will consist of 11 weekly sessions
• A "Session" for this course starts on Thursday starting with a lecture followed by a lab on Tuesday
• All labs are due on Wednesdays 11:59 p.m. at the end of their respective sessions
• Labs are subject to penalties of 20% of their mark for each 24 hours if completed late

Meet and Greet (Sept 2)

• If possible, come and introduce yourself in person
• Complete Lab #0 (not graded, however mandatory)
  • Open a blog account if you do not have one
  • Create a blog section devoted to the LPT730 course
  • In the first blog entry tell us a bit about yourself
    • Education and/or professional background
    • Hobbies
    • Anything else you wish to share with the world
    • Email your professor with the URL to your blog. Your blog will be made available to your classmates and others.
  • In another entry write an article about two desktop software applications that you use often.
    • Your choices do not have to be Linux-based or open source, but please make an effort to show us something unusual - MS Office, Firefox etc. are not the best choices
    • What do you use it for and why
    • Highlight strengths and weaknesses of the software
    • For each of your choices provide at least one screenshot and one link to more information
    • Make sure that you reference your work properly if applicable

Session 01 (Sept 4 - Sept 10) - Course Introduction, Software Licensing

• Lecture Topics
  • Course Introduction
    • Course Outline
    • Communication
    • Attendance
    • Expectations
    • Weekly Schedule
    • Resources
  • Software Licensing
    • Major Software Licensing Modes
    • What is Open-Source
    • GPL in Detail
  • Fedora Linux
    • Package Management
    • Repositories
• Lab #1
  • TBA