The Web Economy/History of Open Source
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History of Open Source
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.
Topics
- Open Source was the original way software was written and shared among university students and professionals.
- It was then closed by commercial vendors, forcing Richard Stallman to start the Free Software movement.
Assignment Tasks
- Research on the statement that software was originally free. Give the historical examples.
- Give references to substantiate such a claim. *How does such software companies make money then?
- What did Richard Stallman fight for and how is it different from Open Source?
Activities
- Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
- Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
- Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.
Links to Student Notes
(Provided by Students - subject to edit ranking by tutor)
Notable Links to Resources
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Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)