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This document outlines the syllabus for a course on open source technologies for a B.Sc. degree program. The course objectives are to provide an understanding of open source software development processes and the role and future of open source. Students will learn about the benefits and features of open source technologies and compare different open source products. Key topics covered include the principles of open source, licenses, case studies of popular open source projects, starting and maintaining open source projects, open source hardware, and the impact and ethics of open source technology. Assessment includes both open and closed source software.

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Open Source Software

This document outlines the syllabus for a course on open source technologies for a B.Sc. degree program. The course objectives are to provide an understanding of open source software development processes and the role and future of open source. Students will learn about the benefits and features of open source technologies and compare different open source products. Key topics covered include the principles of open source, licenses, case studies of popular open source projects, starting and maintaining open source projects, open source hardware, and the impact and ethics of open source technology. Assessment includes both open and closed source software.

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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN SOFTWARE APPLICATION


SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2020-2021
BSA-CSC15
CORE-XV: OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES
(Common paper to BCA-IV Sem.)
III YEAR / VI SEM
OBJECTIVES:
 To provide a basic idea of Open source technology, their software development process to
understand the role and future of open source software in the industry along with the impact
of legal, economic and social issues for such software.

OUTCOMES:
 To recognize the benefits and features of Open Source Technology and to interpret, contrast
and compare open source products among themselves

UNIT- I
Introduction – Why Open Source – Open Source –Principles, Standards Requirements,
Successes – Free Software – FOSS – Internet Application Projects

UNIT- II
Open source – Initiatives, Principles, Methodologies, Philosophy, Platform, Freedom, OSSD,
Licenses – Copy right, Copy left, Patent, Zero Marginal Technologies, Income generation
opportunities, Internalization

UNIT- III
Case Studies – Apache, BSD, Linux, Mozilla (Firefox), Wikipedia, Joomla, GCC, Open Office.

UNIT- IV
Open Source Project –Starting, Maintaining –Open Source – Hardware, Design, Teaching &
Media

UNIT- V
Open Source Ethics – Open Vs Closed Source – Government – Ethics – Impact of Open source
Technology – Shared Software – Shared Source

TEXT BOOK:
1. Kailash Vadera, Bhavyesh Gandhi, “Open Source Technology”, Laxmi Publications Pvt Ltd
2012, 1st Edition.

REFERENCE BOOK:
1. Fadi P. Deek and James A. M. McHugh, “Open Source: Technology and Policy”, Cambridge
Universities Press 2007.
WEB REFERENCES:
 Coursera online course – Open Source Software Development Methods -
https://www.coursera.org/learn/open-source-software-development-methods

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