Hi all, On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 14:26, MJ Ray<[email protected]> wrote: > Personally, I'd prefer you to call it simply "free software" or > "cooperatively-developed software", but FOSS or FLOSS is OK.
A small comment: "cooperatively-developed software" may not be 100% correct in all instances, but I like the fact that it describes the behavior of the developer, rather than trying to capture features/philosophies surrounding the code/artifact. It focuses the discussion differently: instead of being a discussion of terminology and philosophy, it is a discussion of behavior. I guess it appeals because 1. the book has a practical feel (mostly about behavior), and 2. the notion of collaborative software development applies equally well to all software projects, not just open vs. free vs. closed. From the professor's perspective, it helps make it clear that the book is about supporting the teaching of collaborative software development practices (in the context of *OSS tools and projects). I hadn't heard the term before, and it made me think. Hence, I'm highlighting it. Cheers, Matt _______________________________________________ tos mailing list [email protected] http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos
