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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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    Mar 1, 2021

    An interesting course learned some new things for myself.

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    By Rafael C

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    Jan 17, 2021

    Good info, a little bit technical but a nice intro to OSS

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    May 16, 2023

    10/10 for this course, now I am ready for the next thing

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    Apr 23, 2020

    EXcelllent Trainner, full bundel of knowledge, great sir

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    By Adriano R

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    Sep 11, 2019

    Didático, muito bom para entrar no universo open source.

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    Oct 16, 2022

    Этот курс мне понравился , открыл чтото новое для себя

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    By Akhil C

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    Sep 13, 2022

    Nice quiz questions covering about open-source culture

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    By Trajon

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    Jun 12, 2021

    I learned a lot of valuable concepts from this course!

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    By Meera M N

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    May 13, 2020

    The course was good and everything was explained well.

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    By Pravin T

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    May 9, 2023

    It was really nice I learned a lot from this course.

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    By Chris d j

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    Feb 19, 2021

    Wow , lots of work goes into making open source code

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    By Jesús U G R

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    Jul 7, 2020

    A good introduction for community methods and rules.

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    By Lucas G

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    May 16, 2024

    Amazing starting course for OSS development methods

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    By Harish K T

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    Aug 26, 2019

    This is the best to learn & grasp better knowledge.

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    By Priyansh B L

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    Sep 3, 2020

    Well made course. All OSS basics are cleared well.

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    By Rodney K

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    Dec 2, 2019

    Very good introduction in OSS Development Methods.

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    By Vivek P

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    Jan 21, 2021

    Very good introduction to the whole world of OSS.

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    By Jorge Z O

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    Mar 2, 2022

    It would be great if it included study material.

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    By Pablo V

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    Aug 24, 2020

    Good content and a very good introduction to OSS

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    Aug 17, 2020

    I found this course very helpful and educational

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    By Matthew A

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    Jan 14, 2020

    A good intro to how and why open source is done.

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    By Mert D

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    Dec 9, 2019

    Good explanation about Open Source Softwares

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    By GUY M

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    Sep 30, 2024

    Excellent instructor everything made sense

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    By Stéphane A

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    May 5, 2020

    Wonderful introductory course from scratch

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    By Juan C P

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    Nov 23, 2020

    Justo la introducción al OSS que esperaba

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