Information Technology and Open Source: Applications for Education, Innovation, and Sustainability
SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaSD, and OpenCert Thessaloniki, Greece, October 1–2, 2012 Revised Selected Papers
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Forest fires are responsible for the destruction of thousands of hectares and infrastructures every year. To minimize their disastrous effects, it is necessary to i) accomplish and early detection and ii) ensu...
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How learning occurs within Free/Libre Open Source (FLOSS) communities and what is the dynamics of such projects (e.g. the life cycle of such projects) are very relevant questions when considering the use of FL...
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SEFM 2012 Satellite Events, InSuEdu, MoKMaSD, and OpenCert Thessaloniki, Greece, October 1–2, 2012 Revised Selected Papers
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It can be argued that participating in Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects can have a positive effect in the contributor’s learning process. The need to collaborate with other contributors and to ...
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This paper presents a comparative analysis of Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) Learning Management System (LMS). Following a selection process we analyze the functionalities and characteristics of 8 too...
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Over the years, Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) distributions have become more and more complex and recent versions contain tens of thousands of packages. This has made it impossible to do quality cont...
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It can be argued that participating in free/libre open source software (FLOSS) projects can have a positive effect in the contributor’s learning process. The need to interact with other contributors, to read o...
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It is said that due to the peculiar dynamics of FLOSS communities, effective participation in their projects is a privileged way to acquire the relevant skills and expertise in software development. Such is pr...