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Open Source Course for Managers?

Posted by Cliff on from the can't-wait-to-see-the-course-outline dept.

faqmaster asks: "I teach systems analysis and design as part of programming and project management tracks at a community college, and I'm interested in putting together a course for project-managers on open-source software. What suggestions would the Slashdot community have as far as what managers need to know/understand about Open Source? What books would you suggest? Anyone have any especially good case studies of successful OSS implementations in the business world? Any insight as to how project managers and the like can successfully incorporate open-source into thier projects? What advantages might they see? What are the pitfalls?"

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  1. great... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    just what the open source community needs. a bunch of community college students leading projects, geez.

  2. Re:ALLAH = MOON GOD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. Re:ALLAH = MOON GOD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  4. Funny! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Anyone have any especially good case studies of successful OSS implementations in the business world?

    Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa!!!!! Good one!

  5. Re:What companies need for open source by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    As Marx's thought is founded on a fundamentally flawed view of humanity

    Thanks for that. Would you mind clarifying? Do you object to his class distinctions? His expectations of humanity? His beard?

    as the ultimate judge, history, reveals

    I think the past two posts were illustrating that history has not revealed anything whatsoever about Marxism, because it's never been put into practice for long enough. Sorry.