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I'd go one further and have dedicated courses on open source, its history, evolution, business models, challenges etc. Open source computing will quite likely
by streamofdigits 5y ago
I'd go one further and have dedicated courses on open source, its history, evolution, business models, challenges etc.
Open source computing will quite likely be the bulk of computing, with the "closed" parts being but special purpose islands in an ocean of open code (or multiple oceans if you want to navigate licensing differences)
The precise manner and degree that this will happen is not clear. It will depend on how business models on both the open and closed side of the fence evolve, but, from the point of view of an academic institution, equiping students with options to navigate this emerging future is quite sensible.