Embrace Open Source on CodePlex Sara Ford Program Manager http://www.codeplex.com

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Open Source on CodePlex What is open source Why CodePlex How we build CodePlex

Special Thanks James Howison Syracuse University Information School http://james.howison.name/

Open Source Primer Collaborative development model The Open Source Definition Basics Source code provided View, modify, and redistribute code

Participation Why individuals drive OSS Why businesses drive OSS Highly-diverse reasons All about passion Why businesses drive OSS Access to developers Access to user support community

Going Open Lifecycle The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Roles in the Community

Why CodePlex Broad technology focus Microsoft tools and platform Focus on great user experience

CodePlex Walkthrough Demo

Agile Development Variation of “Extreme Programming” Characteristics One week iterations Test driven development Continuous integration Pair programming Shared workspace Collective ownership

5 Week Deployment Cycles Iteration #1 (Feature) February 5 Iteration #2 (Feature) February 12 Iteration #3 (Stabilize) February 19 Regression February 26 Deployment March 4 Deploy March 10 Iteration #1 (Feature) February 26 Iteration #2 (Feature) March 4 Iteration #3 (Stabilize) March 11

Get Visible Tips for Project Coordinators Tag your project appropriately Fill out project description for search Include build instructions in wiki

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