Hi all,
We need a decision on the MOOC title, and I'd like to initiate a discussion first, so I'll put here my thoughts on the matter.
The main candidates for the course title for now are a combination of FLOSS | Open source | Free software | Upstream(ing) + University | Masterclass .
In that sense, there is a tradeoff between the practical (code-focused) contents of the course, the aspects of foreseeable reception or engagement by the community/communities (perception of the term "Open source" vs "Free software" or "FLOSS"), and of course the popularity of those terms in the student audience = how likely people will "get" what the course is about from the title, without prior knowledge of the subject.
Hence, IMO the best tradeoff is to use "open source" in the title ("open source masterclass" does sound nice) and use the subtitle to precise something like "Contributing code to upstream free/libre/opensource projects", but I'd be happy to hear your thoughts about it
Thanks!
That sounds perfect to me! Short and practical, says what it is clearly, and still takes care of being inclusive in the naming through the subtitle. +1 from me! And thanks for tackling this -- choosing a name is always one of the trickiest steps :)
I'm looping in Ali & Jill btw, who participated in the discussion on https://gitlab.com/mooc-floss/mooc-floss/-/issues/54 but isn't on the mailing list (let me know if you'd like to be added btw - it's very low traffic, 1-2 mails/month).
Xavier.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2022, at 17:34, Marc Jeanmougin wrote:
Hi all,
We need a decision on the MOOC title, and I'd like to initiate a discussion first, so I'll put here my thoughts on the matter.
The main candidates for the course title for now are a combination of FLOSS | Open source | Free software | Upstream(ing) + University | Masterclass .
In that sense, there is a tradeoff between the practical (code-focused) contents of the course, the aspects of foreseeable reception or engagement by the community/communities (perception of the term "Open source" vs "Free software" or "FLOSS"), and of course the popularity of those terms in the student audience = how likely people will "get" what the course is about from the title, without prior knowledge of the subject.
Hence, IMO the best tradeoff is to use "open source" in the title ("open source masterclass" does sound nice) and use the subtitle to precise something like "Contributing code to upstream free/libre/opensource projects", but I'd be happy to hear your thoughts about it
Thanks!
-- Marc
(issue link : https://gitlab.com/mooc-floss/mooc-floss/-/issues/54 )
Floss-mooc mailing list Floss-mooc@lists.opendev.org http://lists.opendev.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/floss-mooc
"Open Source Masterclass" sounds great! Succinct and clear.
And yep! I've registered for the mailing list, awaiting approval.
Cheers, -- Jill opencraft.com/help / book a meeting https://calendly.com/jill-o My location: Adelaide, South Australia (UTC+1030 https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/australia/adelaide) My pronouns: she/her
On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 8:10 PM Xavier Antoviaque xavier@opencraft.com wrote:
That sounds perfect to me! Short and practical, says what it is clearly, and still takes care of being inclusive in the naming through the subtitle. +1 from me! And thanks for tackling this -- choosing a name is always one of the trickiest steps :)
I'm looping in Ali & Jill btw, who participated in the discussion on https://gitlab.com/mooc-floss/mooc-floss/-/issues/54 but isn't on the mailing list (let me know if you'd like to be added btw - it's very low traffic, 1-2 mails/month).
Xavier.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2022, at 17:34, Marc Jeanmougin wrote:
Hi all,
We need a decision on the MOOC title, and I'd like to initiate a discussion first, so I'll put here my thoughts on the matter.
The main candidates for the course title for now are a combination of FLOSS | Open source | Free software | Upstream(ing) + University | Masterclass .
In that sense, there is a tradeoff between the practical (code-focused) contents of the course, the aspects of foreseeable reception or engagement by the community/communities (perception of the term "Open source" vs "Free software" or "FLOSS"), and of course the popularity of those terms in the student audience = how likely people will "get" what the course is about from the title, without prior knowledge of the subject.
Hence, IMO the best tradeoff is to use "open source" in the title ("open source masterclass" does sound nice) and use the subtitle to precise something like "Contributing code to upstream free/libre/opensource projects", but I'd be happy to hear your thoughts about it
Thanks!
-- Marc
(issue link : https://gitlab.com/mooc-floss/mooc-floss/-/issues/54 )
Floss-mooc mailing list Floss-mooc@lists.opendev.org http://lists.opendev.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/floss-mooc
I think "Open Source Masterclass" works really well! Thanks Marc. Next up: the logo design! 🎉 I'll see when I'll get a chance to work on this.
Yes, please add me to the mailing list; I tried to sign up via the site but I must have an old URL https://mooc-floss.gitlab.io/ because I'm getting a 404 error.
Thanks, everyone!
On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 1:39 AM Jill Vogel jill@opencraft.com wrote:
"Open Source Masterclass" sounds great! Succinct and clear.
And yep! I've registered for the mailing list, awaiting approval.
Cheers,
Jill opencraft.com/help / book a meeting https://calendly.com/jill-o My location: Adelaide, South Australia (UTC+1030 https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/australia/adelaide) My pronouns: she/her
On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 8:10 PM Xavier Antoviaque xavier@opencraft.com wrote:
That sounds perfect to me! Short and practical, says what it is clearly, and still takes care of being inclusive in the naming through the subtitle. +1 from me! And thanks for tackling this -- choosing a name is always one of the trickiest steps :)
I'm looping in Ali & Jill btw, who participated in the discussion on https://gitlab.com/mooc-floss/mooc-floss/-/issues/54 but isn't on the mailing list (let me know if you'd like to be added btw - it's very low traffic, 1-2 mails/month).
Xavier.
On Mon, Apr 11, 2022, at 17:34, Marc Jeanmougin wrote:
Hi all,
We need a decision on the MOOC title, and I'd like to initiate a discussion first, so I'll put here my thoughts on the matter.
The main candidates for the course title for now are a combination of FLOSS | Open source | Free software | Upstream(ing) + University | Masterclass .
In that sense, there is a tradeoff between the practical (code-focused) contents of the course, the aspects of foreseeable reception or engagement by the community/communities (perception of the term "Open source" vs "Free software" or "FLOSS"), and of course the popularity of those terms in the student audience = how likely people will "get" what the course is about from the title, without prior knowledge of the subject.
Hence, IMO the best tradeoff is to use "open source" in the title ("open source masterclass" does sound nice) and use the subtitle to precise something like "Contributing code to upstream free/libre/opensource projects", but I'd be happy to hear your thoughts about it
Thanks!
-- Marc
(issue link : https://gitlab.com/mooc-floss/mooc-floss/-/issues/54 )
Floss-mooc mailing list Floss-mooc@lists.opendev.org http://lists.opendev.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/floss-mooc
participants (4)
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Ali Hugo
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Jill Vogel
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Marc Jeanmougin
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Xavier Antoviaque