Introduction to Open Source

Introduction to Open Source

Mark AberdourHead of Learning Platforms

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Agenda

Growth of open source

Tips for selecting open source software

Top 10 tools for learning and development

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Growth of open source

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Source: http://www.blackducksoftware.com/future-of-open-source


Source: Elearning Guild, 2009


Source: Campus Computing Project, 2012


Source: http://blog.capterra.com/top-lms-software-solutions-infographic/


Source: http://www.blackducksoftware.com/future-of-open-source


Why open source?


How to pick a good open source tool

Selection criteriaDoes is use an Open Source Initiative approved license?

Is code currently being committed?

Has it released final/production version?

Are there regular stable releases?

How many developers are committing code?

Are there many plugins and extensions?

How busy are the support forums?

Is there good quality documentation ?

Is commercial support available?


Selection tools


Top ten open source tools

Delivery

MoodleLearning management system

Big Blue ButtonVirtual classroom

WordpressWesbite content management

MediawikiBuild your own Wikipedia

MaharaePortfolio

Development

Xerte Online ToolkitsContent authoring

CamstudioScreen capture

Sigil + CalibreeBook authoring and conversion

AudacitySound recording

GimpImage creation and manipulation

Top ten open source tools

XML Editor and Run-Time Engine

HTML5 content authoring

Accessible, responsive templates

Wizard based for content authors

Can be extended by developers

www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/

www.xerte.org.uk/

www.ohloh.net/p/xerteproject

FACTS:

Increasing Y-O-Y developmemt activity

Large, active development team (12)

Well established codebase

Average number of code comments


Demo: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/play_560


http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/play_560

Desktop screen capture

Direct ancestor of Captivate

Open sourced in 2001

Seems to be stalling as a project, although 2.7 RC was released Feb 2013

www.camstudio.org

sourceforge.net/projects/camstudio

www.ohloh.net/p/camstudio

FACTS:



One active developer

Decreasing Y-O-Y development activity


eBook authoring with EPUB 2 output

Book, code and preview modes with audio, video, spellcheck

Calibre converts EPUB into right format for e-readers, smartphones, tablets, etc

code.google.com/p/sigil

calibre-ebook.com/

www.ohloh.net/p/sigil

www.ohloh.net/p/calibre

Sigil Facts:

Increasing Y-O-Y development activity



Average size development team (6)

Calibre Facts:

Stable Y-O-Y development activity

Mature, well established codebase

Few source code comments



Sophisticated audio recorder and editor

Import/export wide range of formats

Pitch, frequency, quality settings

Wide range of effects

Digitize records from old media

audacity.sourceforge.net

www.ohloh.net/p/audacity

FACTS






Versatile graphics manipulation package

Photo retouching, image composition and image authoring

Range of plugins and extensions

From simple paint tools to advanced manipulation and scripting

www.gimp.org

www.ohloh.net/p/gimp

FACTS:



Very large, active development team (27)



Highly popular learning management system

85,000 registered sites and 72 million users

Hundreds of plugins and extensions

Vibrant community of developers and enthusiasts

www.moodle.org

www.ohloh.net/p/gimp

FACTS






Virtual classroom / web conferencing

Slide sharing, video, whiteboard, chat, integrated VOIP, desktop sharing, document uploads, web cam

Record and playback

www.bigbluebutton.org

www.ohloh.net/p/bigbluebutton

FACTS:






Website content management system

Started 2003

Widely used for education websites and learning portals

Over 25,000 plugins

Nearly 30 million WP 3.5 downloads and half a BILLION plugin downloads!

www.wordpress.org

www.ohloh.net/p/bigbluebutton

FACTS:






Wiki system originally built for Wikipedia

Content management system

Collaborative web page editing

Editorial version control

600 plugins and extensions

Extremely scalable

www.mediawiki.org

www.ohloh.net/p/mediawiki

FACTS:



Few source code comments



ePortfolio system

Create journals, upload files, embed resources

Submit portfolio for assessment

Social network and blogging tools

Resumé builder

www.mahara.org

www.ohloh.net/p/mahara

FACTS:







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