The document discusses learning in open source communities. It describes how open source communities provide a variety of information spaces for individual learning supported by the larger community. Community support serves to produce knowledge bases and instructional materials that help define product requirements and improvements. Content production is a collaborative process where community members reuse, review, and build upon each others' contributions to create tutorials, solutions, and records of questions and answers.

1. Learning Resources in FLOSS “ Learning the Open Source way – the FLOSS approach”

2. Learning the open source way – the floss approach So, how is it in FLOSS? And what might be relevant?

3. The community factor Apache community – Source Faz.net, Author unknown Learning the open source way – the floss approach

4. A large variety of information spaces Learning the open source way – the floss approach FLOSS Community Places (source http://innovationcreators.com/wp/?p=70

5. Individual learning, community support,... Learning is happening... Learning the open source way – the floss approach

6. ... product development, or off topic socialisation spaces ... in a larger context... Learning the open source way – the floss approach

7. ... provided by and for the community ... and a larger community 117 new members within 4h41m Learning the open source way – the floss approach

8. Community support services Learning the open source way – the floss approach User help user; a double gain where both learn; lurkers welcome

9. Where community support meets content production Learning the open source way – the floss approach Providing support leads to the production of knowledge bases that serve as a base for the production of instructional materials and help in definition of product requirements and improvement

10. Where community support meets content production Learning the open source way – the floss approach

11. Where community support meets content production Learning the open source way – the floss approach Don't produce if you can re-use!

12. Where community support meets content production The different roles of bugs: nasty evil and community builder Learning the open source way – the floss approach

13. Where community support meets content production The value of feedback and discourse – anyone asked for further bugs? Learning the open source way – the floss approach

14. Developer the small core of the community Learning the open source way – the floss approach

15. Types of content – it's not only bugs ... but it seems to be simple and yet working out Learning the open source way – the floss approach

16. Types of content – it's not only bugs ...and it's not about state-of-the-art technology, but...? Learning the open source way – the floss approach

17. Types of content – it's not only bugs ... and it's produced by the help of EVERYONE Learning the open source way – the floss approach

18. Types of content – it's not only bugs ... and under current reconsideration of processes and structures Learning the open source way – the floss approach

19. Types of content – it's not only bugs ... but it records and displays the most basic questions, answers and the way towards them – so they can be re-used by others Learning the open source way – the floss approach

20. Re-use – benefit from what others did and experienced Learning the open source way – the floss approach ... code, materials, templates, tutorials, discussions, reflections, problem solving processes and solutions, ...

21. Reviewed by peers Learning the open source way – the floss approach ... for core contributions, individual modifications or on other occasions

22. Learning the open source way – the floss approach Visit also our “Virtual & On-Campus Summer University” taking place from July to September 2007. at www.flosscom.net http://wiki.ubuntu.com/flosscom http://launchpad.net/flosscom Contact: [email_address] or [email_address]