Real World Mozilla Day 1
Real World Mozilla > Day 1
Contents
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- “Rapid Application Development with Mozilla” complete text (somewhat outdated now)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
