Overview¶

A guide to adopt Free and Open Source Software, Open Education, and Digital Commons at educational institutions.

Contents¶

• Overview: State of computer science education in India
• Start here: Find your path: Answer four questions to find which playbook and pillars to read first, plus a progress tracker you can use across the semester.
• Why open? The bigger picture: The case for open source made in terms that move institutional decisions.
• Policy tailwinds: The national policies that already mandate or encourage open source adoption.
• The four pillars: The core framework. Every institution can act on all four; your size determines where to begin.
  • Pillar I: Open Software
  • Pillar II: Open Education
  • Pillar III: Open Knowledge and Research
  • Pillar IV: Open Culture and Community
• Institution playbooks: Prioritised action plans sorted by institution size.
  • Playbook A: Small College
  • Playbook B: Mid-size College
  • Playbook C: Large College and Deemed University
  • Playbook D: Technical University
• Digital Commons: Course Guide: A complete 15-week, 2-credit elective
• Ideal Program Manager: The ideal persona to lead your open source efforts.
• Beyond engineering: Other disciplines: How institutions from other disciplines can contribute to and benefit from the open source ecosystem, with specific communities for each.
• FOSS tools by discipline: A reference table mapping engineering branches to tools they use, FOSS alternatives, and where it is already in use.
• Licensing quick reference: Plain-English summaries of the licences you will encounter most often, with a practical rule of thumb for choosing one.
• References