01070nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245007300055210006900128260004200197520065600239100001700895856003600912       2009                        eng d  a1913-610200aA Model for Sustainable Student Involvement in Community Open Source0 aModel for Sustainable Student Involvement in Community Open Sour  aOttawabTalent First Networkc07/20093 aA healthy community is the lifeblood of any open source project. Many open source contributors first get involved while they are students, but this is almost always on their own time. At Seneca College we have developed an approach to sustainably involving students in open source communities that has proven successful in a course setting.

This paper outlines Seneca's approach and discusses the results that have been obtained with it. We will examine the key factors for successful student integration into open source communities and steps that educational institutions and open source projects can each take to improve student involvement. 
 1 aTyler, Chris  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/272