2. Embrace Open Source on CodePlex
Sara Ford
Program Manager

3. I heart Visual Studio

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

9. Special Thanks James Howison Syracuse University Information School

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

11. 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

12. Going Open Lifecycle
The Cathedral and the Bazaar

13. Roles in the Community

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

15. CodePlex Walkthrough
Demo

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

18. 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

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

20. Q&A

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