Re: [TOS] Looking for an HFOSS project

2017-08-21 Thread Dave Neary
Hi Heidi, Did Mifos/Apache Fineract come up in your search? https://github.com/apache/fineract Thanks, Dave. On 08/14/2017 03:43 PM, Heidi Ellis wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Before I go back to searching, would anyone happen to know of an active > HFOSS project that is written in Java and hosted on

Re: [TOS] looking for feedback on ideas for an open source development course

2013-03-11 Thread Dave Neary
thing? Kelty, C. /Two Bits/. (excerpts) You might also like to add http://oreilly.com/openbook/opensources/book/index.html as "additional reading" international participation: Tahkteyev, Y. /Coding places/. (excepts) something on gender in open source? Good luck! D

Re: [TOS] Guidelines on launching an open source project?

2012-07-01 Thread Dave Neary
g your private version from the free-for-all base. The important point is that most of your resources should be going upstream, to the community project, rather than into your private version. And to help you set expectations appropriately, the likelihood of significant community contribution i

Re: [TOS] Fwd: [EXT] Greetings to the GNU Education Project from the TOS community!

2012-03-23 Thread Dave Neary
aring is better. Let's avoid all tribalism which only serves as a distraction from that common goal, shall we? Thanks! Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@gnome.org Jabber: nea...@gmail.com ___ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://lists.teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos

Re: [TOS] FYI: Open Advice

2012-02-06 Thread Dave Neary
know when they started so you can get a head-start no matter how and where you contribute." ___ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://lists.teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@g

[TOS] The Gold Mine

2012-01-26 Thread Dave Neary
opment of accessible software and good release practices. It really is an amazing collection of materials built up over the last 4 or 5 years: http://docencia.etsit.urjc.es/moodle/course/category.php?id=17 I hope that some of you find this useful! Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME F

Re: [TOS] POSSE grant

2012-01-19 Thread Dave Neary
am is very US-centric, but in the case that there are educators on here in Europe also, I can certainly identify European free software hackers (including myself) who would speak to schools for expenses about working with open source projects. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation membe

Re: [TOS] What's the most helpful literature review I can do for y'all?

2011-09-27 Thread Dave Neary
materials - start here, maybe? http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/04/managing-interns.html In any case, internships & "how we learn by doing" should provide ample material for you to craft a paper from HR, management, education and psychology papers ;-) Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary

Re: [TOS] Looking for help with developing software for SIGCSE student volunteer coordination

2011-09-13 Thread Dave Neary
their own conferences and gatherings?" > >Lather, rinse, repeat for other languages/platforms you might be >interested in investigating (Django, etc.) > >--Mel >_______ >tos mailing list >tos@t

Re: [TOS] blog post on getting students involved in open source

2011-09-13 Thread Dave Neary
nteresting source! I wasn't aware of this. Know how I can get my hands on the original? Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@gnome.org ___ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://lists.teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos

Re: [TOS] blog post on getting students involved in open source

2011-09-12 Thread Dave Neary
id that most projects don't do this very well. But I would also say that it's unreasonable to expect to become part of the core group without first understanding the culture and politics of the group, and getting to know the people who were there before you. Cheers, Dave.

Re: [TOS] Introduction to Free and Open Source Software - Objectives/Review

2011-06-23 Thread Dave Neary
ncil (too culturally specific, perhaps?). Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@gnome.org ___ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos

[TOS] Mentoring

2011-06-01 Thread Dave Neary
Hi guys, I wrote up some thoughts on mentoring programs based on a bunch of resources I've been gathering, and I thought that others here might like the article, and want to share their thoughts. http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2011/05/31/effective-mentoring-programs/ Cheers, Dave. -- Dave

Re: [TOS] Does Red Hat or Canonical have any student competitions?

2011-02-24 Thread Dave Neary
Dawes House 305 | V/TTY: (202) 651-5135 > Washington, D.C. 20002-3695 | FAX: (202) 651-5746 > > Linux: The flagship of Free, Open Source Software (FOSS) > > > -------- > > ___ > tos mailing list > tos@teachingopensource.org > http://teachingopenso

[TOS] Curing "Shy Developer Syndrome"

2010-12-08 Thread Dave Neary
e any (preferably positive & constructive!) feedback anyone might have. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@gnome.org ___ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos

Re: [TOS] The "How to contribute to FOSS" Document is Mostly Finished

2010-12-01 Thread Dave Neary
evelop a feature in the open without having design by committee/bikeshed discussions/stop energy. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@gnome.org ___ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos

Re: [TOS] Practical Open Source Software for Libraries

2010-11-24 Thread Dave Neary
rators, preferring to subcontract maintenance & installation. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@gnome.org ___ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos