Real World Mozilla Day 1
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Overview
The first day is focused on introducing the open source movement, collaborative development practices, and the Mozilla project. We will explore the technological and community aspects of Mozilla.
Location
- Morning - S1206
- Afternoon - T4046/T4042
Agenda
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Welcome and course introduction. |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Viewing of Revolution OS (85 minutes). - Watch the video online in here |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30 | Group discussion of film, open source, Mozilla. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Walkthrough: IRC Introduction and Walkthrough. |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Lab: IRC and collaborative on-line development. |
Resources
Open Source
- Revolution OS documentary (QA 76.9.A25 R68 2003 S@Y Library)
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar
- GNU
- Open Source Initiative (OSI)
- GNU General Public License (GPL)
- Economic Motivation of Open Source Software: Stakeholder Perspective
Mozilla Project
- Mozilla.org
- Mozilla Manifesto (0.9)
- Mike Shaver discusses the Mozilla Manifesto (MP3) at ETech (interview/podcast)
- On-line lecture by Mike Beltzner at Seneca on the Mozilla Community
- Mozilla Developer Center (MDC)
- Firefox Add-ons
Mozilla Platform
- Bird's Eye View of the Mozilla Framework
- “Rapid Application Development with Mozilla” complete text (somewhat outdated now)
- Mozilla Architecture diagrams from the above book
- Creating Applications with Mozilla on-line book
- Mozilla Hacking Guide
