FLOSS communities as learning networks

• Author(s): Fernandes, Sara ; Barbosa, L. S. ; Cerone, Antonio
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26528
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): FLOSS; Learning networks; Communities; Source code analysis; Educational technology
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

This paper discusses FLOSS communities as a prime example of learning networks, i.e. informal, interconnected sets of individuals mutually supporting shared knowledge acquisition and committed to self-defined goals. In particular, it addresses how the incorporation of a web-based, certification platform for Free / Libre Open Source Software in community culture and practice may increase the community impact both as learning network and open, high-quality software producer