01204nas a2200145   4500008004100000022001400041245003400055210003000089260004200119520079800161100001900959700001800978700002600996856003601022       2010                        eng d  a1913-610200aThe Humanitarian FOSS Project0 aHumanitarian FOSS Project  aOttawabTalent First Networkc12/20103 aThe Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (Humanitarian FOSS) Project is primarily an educational project whose goal is to engage more undergraduates in building free and open source software (FOSS) that benefits their community. Over the past four years, increasing numbers of undergraduates and computer science programs have been inspired by the Humanitarian FOSS project to make significant contributions to several active open source software development projects that have benefited organizations such as the Portland, Maine Ronald McDonald House, and the New York City Salvation Army. This article provides examples of several Humanitarian FOSS projects and describes other initiatives aimed at promoting undergraduate education about FOSS and its application within the community.1 aMorelli, Ralph1 aTucker, Allen1 aLanerolle, Trishan, R  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/404