on the sustainability of open source projects: lessons learnt from cyberdam
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On the Sustainability of Open Source Projects: Lessons Learnt from Cyberdam; Presentation at Online Educa Berlin – 3 december 2009; Pieter van der Hijden MSc ([email protected]); Stichting RechtenOnline (Foundation LawOnline) (www.rechtenonline.nl) & Sofos Consultancy (www.sofos.nl), The NetherlandsTRANSCRIPT
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On the Sustainability of Open Source Projects: Lessons Learnt from Cyberdam
Pieter van der Hijden MSc ([email protected])Stichting RechtenOnline (www.rechtenonline.nl)
Sofos Consultancy (www.sofos.nl)
ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2009
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Agenda
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Cyberdam
Learning experience
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Cyberdam
20+ online role playing games
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Cyberdam
Virtual cities as playground
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Cyberdam
Virtual cities as playground
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Cyberdam
VLE to develop & deliver the games Open source & open content
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Cyberdam
Learning experience20+ online role playing gamesVirtual cities as playgroundVLE to develop & deliver the gamesOpen source & open content
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Four stages
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Stage-1: Creation
Nice wishes Open source
Non-commercial High quality Low development
costs Better integration
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Stage-1: Creation
Hard reality Open source
Community not interested
No volunteers Excessive rates
for programmers No continuity
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Stage-1: Creation
Nice wishes Hard reality
Too much Too little
Idealism Realism
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Stage-2: Survival
Free lunches Instrumental Exploiting Cooperative
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Stage-2: Survival
No momentum Product oriented Passive
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Stage-2: Survival
Free lunches No momentum
Too much Too little
Product orientation
Market orientation
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Stage-3: Growing up
Scaling up Software Content Organization
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Stage-3: Growing up
Cooling down Commercial
partner Handicapped by
open source In for the money No passion-for-
learning
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Stage-3: Growing up
Scaling up Cooling down
Too much Too little
Dollar signs found
Passion for learning found
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Stage-4: Independence
Server Owner
Distribution of software & content
Maintenance Production server Helpdesk Value added
services User group
Roadmap
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Stage-4: Independence
Clients Free software Paid service
contract Production server Helpdesk Value added
services Funded
development projects
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Stage-4: Independence
Server Clients
Too much Too little
Modesty Assertive-ness
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Conclusion
Stage Too much Too little
1. Creation Idealism Realism
2. Survival Product orientation
Market orientation
3. Growing up
Dollar signs found
Passion for learning found
4. Indepen-dence
Modesty Assertive-ness
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Conclusion
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Acknowledgements
The Stichting RechtenOnline (Foundation Law Online) is the owner of Cyberdam.
The official name of the 2007-2009 project was Learning in a Virtual World project leader Diny Peters technical project manager Pieter van der Hijden
It was sponsored by the Dutch Government programme M&ICT (Social Sectors & ICT).
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References
Enabling Teachers in Higher Education to Develop their Own Simulations: The Virtual City of Cyberdam; Pieter van der Hijden MSc, Stichting RechtenOnline (Foundation Law Online) & Sofos Consultancy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Presentation at Online Educa 2007.
Learning in a Virtual World; Reflections on the Cyberdam Research and Development Project; Harald Warmelink & Igor Mayer (eds.); Wolf Publishers, Nijmegen, 2009.
Cyberdam Support Site: http://www.cyberdam.nl Stichting RechtenOnline: http://www.rechtenonline.nl
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Colophon
Pieter van der Hijden MSc ([email protected])
Stichting RechtenOnline (www.rechtenonline.nl)
Sofos Consultancy (www.sofos.nl)
CC-BY 2009 – Pieter van der Hijden
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