1. Creating an Open Source Development Centre Seneca College School of Computer Studies Barb Czegel—October 25,2002

2. Agenda What is it? What is it? Why are we doing it? Why are we doing it? How are we doing it? How are we doing it? Updates? Updates?

3. What is it? Our vision…

5. Other Products/Services Mirroring Mirroring Publishing of Research Results Publishing of Research Results

6. Product Management Each product is attached to a project overseen by a project leader (faculty) Each product is attached to a project overseen by a project leader (faculty)  Project leader oversees care and feeding of product throughout its life  Who can update product?  Quality  Project leader can initiate product demise or can put product up for adoption

7. Service Management Faculty Faculty  Managing interaction with business users  Managing student interaction with business users

8. Open Source Space Physical Space Physical Space  Space in the new building Virtual Space Virtual Space  Website  Downloads  Research archives  Discussion groups  Work spaces

9. Agenda What is it? What is it? Why are we doing it? Why are we doing it? How are we doing it? How are we doing it? Updates? Updates?

10. Why are we doing it? Expand Seneca’s Profile Expand Seneca’s Profile Expand opportunities for collaboration Expand opportunities for collaboration  Internally and Externally Projects for students Projects for students Infrastructure for research Infrastructure for research A “home” for open source initiatives A “home” for open source initiatives

11. Agenda What is it? What is it? Why are we doing it? Why are we doing it? How are we doing it? How are we doing it? Updates? Updates?

12. How are we doing it? Now: A working group of interested faculty A working group of interested faculty  Identify processes and infrastructure that need to be put into place  Create a plan for initial implementation

13. How are we doing it? January 2003: Faculty given release time Faculty given release time  Define processes  Create infrastructure (“hard” and “soft”)  Implement!

14. Agenda What is it? What is it? Why are we doing it? Why are we doing it? How are we doing it? How are we doing it? Updates? Updates?

15. For Updates http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~opensource/ http://cs.senecac.on.ca/~opensource/