Technological Aspects of Open Source (Basic)

Subtitle

How does open source work?

Instructor

Ivo Emanuilov, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec

Target

This course is designed for beginners who are curious about the way open source software, open hardware and open data are built and used. Relevant stakeholders include PATLIBs, Digital Innovation Hubs, Technology Transfer Offices, individual developers and knowledge creators.

Relevance

This training is relevant to participants who may wish to know more about the way open source development works in practice, ie, what tools and environments are used, what facilitates collaboration, and how the free and open source licensing model supports the collaborative development model.

Introduction (Description of Module’s content)

This module is designed to introduce participants to the basic technological aspects of open source development. Participants will learn the fundamentals of open source as a development model, concepts like collaborative development.

Topics

  • Open source as a development model
  • Free and open source software
  • Decentralised collaboration