[Floss-mooc] MOOC title/subtitle

[Ali Hugo]

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 at opencraft.com> wrote:

> "Open Source Masterclass" sounds great! Succinct and clear.
>
> And yep! I've registered for the mailing list, awaiting approval.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Jill
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> On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 8:10 PM Xavier Antoviaque <xavier at 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 )
>> >
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