Open Source In The Hood
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This document outlines a proposal to promote open source development in underprivileged inner city areas. The project, called OSITH, would provide open source training, tools, hardware, and software to build communities of open source developers. This addresses the shortage of IT professionals in the US and lack of opportunities for inner city youth. Phase 1 involves creating training material and getting initial support. Phase 2 focuses on fundraising from potential donors. Phase 3 establishes world-class training facilities in inner cities. The goal is to create pools of open source talent and startups to benefit communities.
Open Source In The Hood
- 1. Open Source in the Hood Building communities one hood at a time
- 2. Epiphany Freakonmics + A Students blog + Mario Morino + Open source growth = OSITH
- 3. Project Overview This will be an open source project to promote open source development efforts in inner cities and under privileged areas. The primary objective is to provide training, tools, hardware, and software on open source subjects areas such as programming skills, operating systems, network management, database management and applications. The primary objective is build inner city communities of open source development resources that can be use as a pool to create and promote open source projects, startups, and large software companies.
- 4. Statement of the Problem United States of America has a shortage of IT professional resources. Cost of labor in IT has caused many US based companies to look globally for IT resources. The Unitized States is not fully exhausting its own resource pools. Opportunities for youths from 18 to 25 in the inner cities suck!
- 5. Baseline Assumptions OSITH Training Material (phase 1) Donations and Funding (phase 2) Facilities (phase 3)
- 6. Baseline Assumptions OSITH Training material Open Source classes Get open source companies to donate material MIT open source classes Printable material for students Get Libraries, Kinkos/Office max/depot in inner cities to print for free) Online Videos Get studios and or professionals to donate studio time Online portals (pdfs, odx, videos) Libraries, Kinkos, Starbucks
- 7. Baseline Assumptions OSITH Donations and Funding Tier 1 Magic Johnson Mark Shuttleworth Google Yahoo Govt. Grants Social venture capitalists Teir 2 Kinkos Starbucks Office Depot Office Max ISP’s Tier 3 Guest instructors Guest curriculum managers OSS company donated classes
- 8. Baseline Assumptions OSITH Facilities Donated facilities Funding to get world class inner city training facilities and labs.
- 9. Project Scope (Phase 1) Trademark Create a non profit company Create a SorceForge project Form a project committee Compile existing open source training material Get the word out
- 10. Project Scope (Phase 2) Create a funding committee Market to Tier 1 Market to Tier 2 Market to Tier 3
- 11. Project Scope (Phase 3) Create inner city world class training facilities (classrooms and Labs)
- 12. Works Cited Sources and credits http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2001/ocw.html http://oedb.org/library/features/how-the-open-source-movement-has-changed-education-10-success-stories http://oedb.org/library/features/how-the-open-source-movement-has-changed-education-10-success-stories