Why Universities should teach Free / Libre / Open Source software (FLOSS) | |
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Why WikiSuite in particular | |
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Broad feature set | |
Can cover diverse use cases. It is over USD$50 million of free software! See: https://wikisuite.org/Constructive-Cost-Model-COCOMO |
No Plugin Problems | |
Please see: http://pluginproblems.com/ With plugin-centric systems, if you teach someone today, it's on plugin X, which could be gone in a few years. With Tiki, there is much more stability. |
Long Term support | |
WikiSuite components like Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware have Long Term Support versions which are supported for 5 years. So once you prepare a course, it's valid for a while.
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WikiSuite is great for many use cases | |
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Learning opportunities go way beyond software development | |
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Tiki Trackers | |
A key component to WikiSuite are https://TikiTrackers.org/ which is a mature and flexible no-code development platform |
Employment opportunities | |
WikiSuite is an established project (started in 2011) built on solid bases (the components are almost all 10+ years older than WikiSuite). While Wikipedia is the broadest unified body of knowledge, WikiSuite is the most comprehensive and integrated Open Source enterprise solution.
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The future | |
WikiSuite is not as feature-complete as we want it to be. Many more developers are needed to complete the feature set (ex.: with Accounting), improve the feature set, make it evolve, and support a growing community of users. |
Widely used technologies | |
The most used language in WikiSuite is PHP, which all software development students should learn at least at a basic level. |
Your University can use for free | |
Your University, like any organization has many information management needs. Student internships can be set up to address these needs. |
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