<p>
The COMP8440 course may alternatively be taken as a non-accredited
-course. This is a cheaper option (the course fee for 2010 is $1750)
+course. This is a cheaper option (the course fee for 2010 was $1750)
and involves no assessment. A certificate of completion will be
awarded. The university will not provide any grading of students
performance in the course.
<h1>
<font color="#931515" size="+3">COMP8440: <br>
Free and Open Source Software Development
-<br></font><font size="+2">Autumn 2010</font></h1>
+<br></font><font size="+2">Autumn 2011</font></h1>
Course staff:
<A href="http://samba.org/tridge">Dr Andrew Tridgell</A> and <A href="http://cs.anu.edu.au/people.php?StaffID=8909374">Bob Edwards</A><br>
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<p>
-<h2>Intensive week over</h2>
-
-<p>The intensive part of the course is now over for 2010. Thanks to
- all the students for making it a really fun course to teach!</p>
-
-<a href="photos/class-2010.jpg"><img src="photos/class-2010-small.jpg"></a>
-
<h2>General Information</h2>
<ul>
Discussion forum</a> which will be (semi-) regularly
monitored by the course staff.
<p>
-<li>The <a href="schedule.php">2010 timetable</a> is now available.
+<li>The <a href="schedule.php">2011 timetable</a> is now available.
<p>
<li>Refreshments will be provided during the course
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<h1>
-<font color="#931515" size="+3">COMP8440: Lab Setup (2010)</font>
+<font color="#931515" size="+3">COMP8440: Lab Setup (2011)</font>
</h1>
</center>
<p>Each machine in the N115/N116 lab has already had its disk
repartitioned to include the new 85GB partition as /dev/sda8 and an
- initial copy of the "master" image for FOSSD 2010, based on the
- Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) Linux distribution.</p>
+ initial copy of the "master" image for FOSSD 2011, based on the
+ Ubuntu Maverick (10.8) Linux distribution.</p>
<p>For the first (initial) setup, you will need to log into the
machine whilst it is booted in the normal (CSIT) lab environment. That
<h2>FOSSD Lab Server</h2>
<p>A dedicated file server has been set up for the FOSSD course for
-2010. This server has the DNS name "fossd.anu.edu.au" and is
+2011. This server has the DNS name "fossd.anu.edu.au" and is
accessible from most anywhere on the Internet. You can log into this
server from anywhere using Secure SHell (ssh), your standard ANU UniID
and associated password. Please do not run large (CPU-intensive) jobs
<li><a href="lectures/course_introduction.odp">course_introduction.odp</a></li>
</ul>
-Note that the links to the videos in this page are to the 2009 lectures. The 2010 course will have some updated lecture material, but the general structure of the course will remain the same.
+Note that the links to the videos in this page are to the 2009 lectures. The 2011 course will have some updated lecture material, but the general structure of the course will remain the same.
<h2>Lecture 1: Introduction to FOSS</h2>
<center>
<h1>
-<font color="#931515" size="+3">COMP8440: 2010 Schedule</font>
+<font color="#931515" size="+3">COMP8440: 2011 Schedule</font>
</h1>
</center>
The course will be divided into three phases
<ul>
-<li><b>24th March - Information Evening</b>. On Wednesady the 24th
-of March starting at 7pm there will be an introductory evening for
+<li><b>7th April - Information Evening</b>. On Thursday the 7th
+of April starting at 7pm there will be an introductory evening for
students. The course material will be outlined, and students will be
given some reading material that should be studied before the main
course begins. The main presentation for the information evening will
be recorded so that students who are not in Canberra on that day can
see the material.
-<li><b>6th to 10th April - Main course</b>. The main course will be
-from the Tuesday to the Saturday (inclusive), in the week after Easter.
+<li><b>18th to 21th April - Main course</b>. The main course will be
+from the Monday to the Thursday (inclusive), in the week before Easter.
The course will run from 9am to 6pm each day (with breaks).
-<li><b>17th April, 24th April, 1st May</b>. Laboratory sessions will be
+<li><b>23rd April - student presentations</b>. On Saturday the 23rd of April each student will give a short presentation on their project.
+
+<li><b>30th April, 7th May, 14th May</b>. Laboratory sessions will be
offered between 2pm and 5pm on the three Saturdays following the main
course. These sessions are intended for students completing the
assessment part of the course.
<li><b>Assessment period</b>. After the main course is over, the
students are expected to prepare materials for assessment, which will
-be due by Monday the 24th of May. Details on assessment options are
+be due by Monday the 23rd of May. Details on assessment options are
available on the <a href="assessment.php">assessment page</a>.
</ul>
of the course.
<pre>
-Tuesday
+Monday
9:00 introduction and welcome
9:30 Lecture: An introduction to FOSS
10:30 morning tea
15:15 Lab: Installing a FOSS project - choice of 5
17:45 close
-Wednesday
+Tuesday
9:00 introducing the course projects
9:30 Lecture: The history of FOSS
10:30 morning tea
15:15 Lab: study of chosen FOSS project
17:45 close
-Thursday
+Wednesday
9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
9:30 Lecture: How are FOSS projects governed?
10:30 morning tea
17:00 Guest lecture: Lana Brindley
18:00 close
-Friday
+Thursday
9:00 discussion of FOSS project work
9:30 Lecture: Case study: Samba
10:30 morning tea