01296nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245005500055210005500110260004200165520091200207100001901119856003601138       2010                        eng d  a1913-610200aDeveloping a Successful Open Source Training Model0 aDeveloping a Successful Open Source Training Model  aOttawabTalent First Networkc01/20103 aTraining programs for open source software provide a tangible, and sellable, product. A successful training program not only builds revenue, it also adds to the overall body of knowledge available for the open source project. By gathering best practices and taking advantage of the collective expertise within a community, it may be possible for a business to partner with an open source project to build a curriculum that promotes the project and supports the needs of the company's training customers.

This article describes the initial approach used by Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux operating system, to engage the community in the creation of its training offerings. We then discuss alternate curriculum creation models and some of the conditions that are necessary for successful collaboration between creators of existing documentation and commercial training providers. 
 1 aLopez, Belinda  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/319