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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Open Source Software Development Methods by The Linux Foundation

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    About the Course

    In this course, we will define what open source software is, we will go over the history of open source software and what benefits it has
    provided to the world’s technology infrastructure over the decades. The course aims to teach you how to work in open source projects
    productively and gain a lot of benefits from it, and really understand what the advantages are. You will learn about collaboration best practices,
    and how to encourage diversity in open source projects. We will discuss the different licensing models that are available, as this will help you
    decide what the best license is for your project. We will talk about methods that are commonly used, such as Continuous Inte...
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    Jun 23, 2020

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    The course contains comprehensive knowledge about development methods in Open Source Software. I would recommend this course for anyone who is interested in OSS and wants to have a proper idea of it.

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    May 4, 2020

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    Honestly, this course provide introduces the world of open source projects and development to anyone. It's really explanative and helpful. I suggest this to anyone who want to understand what OSS is.

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    Dec 25, 2020

    A good course overall but takes too long to finish for the new knowledge I'm getting. I would appreciate it to be more concise. Some questions were unclear how to answer and were more about personal preference than clear and formal actions that are suitable for the situation.

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    Nov 1, 2020

    It is a bit boring how stuff is explained here, in any case I really need to learn it and I find it easier in courses like this, where everything is ordered, rather than jumping from website to website

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    Oct 4, 2019

    The course provided a good introduction to OSS. However, I would have preferred it to have deeper explanation of the licensing and governing models of OSS projects.

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    Jul 21, 2020

    Great introductory course on the concept of Open Source Software Development. This course does not need 3 weeks. I completed it within 24 hours.

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    Nov 10, 2021

    A very historical course on some OSS, Linux and Github, it does not involve technical issues, it is a basis for understanding OSS.

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    May 31, 2020

    Good Course, Gives a basic idea of what open source software development is actually and how to behave at such platforms.

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    May 27, 2019

    This Course will give you a big view about How open source projects are managed and How can you participate in them.

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    Sep 23, 2020

    this course didn't cover much technical stuff but did familiarise me with the working culture in an OSS.

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    Apr 25, 2020

    Learned a lot about Open Source and especially the different types of Licences for the open sources

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    May 10, 2020

    This is an introductory course in OSS methods, more focused on how OSS projects works inside.

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    Jun 23, 2020

    Good and Enjoyable learning with Jerry Cooperstein sir,gained knowledge from his teaching

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    Oct 8, 2019

    Got to know what is OSS mean actually in real world with practical examples.

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