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NCSU Open Source Initiative

Campus Linux Services, part of the Office of Information Technology, has created the NCSU Open Source Initiative. Our goal is to encourage the use, adoption, and participation in Open Source projects as well as the software engineering principles used in the Open Source community. To this end Campus Linux Services is offering project hosting services to NC State students, staff, and faculty as well as communication channels for the local Open Source community.

Be A Part of the Open Source Initiative

Be a part of the NCSU Open Source Initiative! Sign up for an account on the NCSU Open Source wiki where you can find other Open Source projects happening here at NC State. You may also create a page for your own project that you can use as your own wiki space and to make your work a part of the Open Source Initiative.

The wiki also contains instructions for joining the Open Source Initiative mailing list. This is a place where folks from all over NC State, Red Hat, and the local community can work together.

• The Open Source Wiki

Open Source Initiative Services

Campus Linux Services currently offers the following services.

• Source Code Management (SCM) systems also known as Version Control Systems: Subversion (SVN) and Mercurial (HG). The hosted SCMs are under the following URLs:
  • SVN: http://svn.unity.ncsu.edu/osi
  • HG: http://hg.unity.ncsu.edu/osi
• Communication tools:
  • NCSU Open Source Wiki
  • The NCSU Open Source Initative mailing list.
• Project backups via AFS.
• Email list services.

Request an SCM

To request an SCM you must have an active NCSU account. Your project must be Open Source per the Open Source Definition (OSD) The repositories are readable anonymously by the URLs above.

Create a Support Ticket by sending an email to

linux@help.ncsu.edu

• From your Unity email address or include your Unity account ID.
• A project ID. This will be the name of your SCM repository. 3 to 12 characters.
• Unity IDs of people with commit access.
• The name of the main contact person if not yourself.
• Short description of your project.
• The license you intend to use with your project. Campus Linux Services suggests either version 2 or 3 of the GNU General Public License or MIT licenses.

Mailing Lists

Once your project is setup you have the option of requesting an email list. To do so please use the Request a List form on the Lists website. Please use the list category "Open Source Initiative."

• lists.ncsu.edu

Project Support

If you need support regarding your project such as updating the list of allowed committers, importing repositories, creating multiple repositories, or problems accessing your repositories please create a Support Ticket by sending email. Please note that we may not be able to assist you with coding questions, software design, or using compilers.

linux@help.ncsu.edu

The Future

The NCSU Open Source Initiative is an ongoing project. Campus Linux Services has plans to deploy Trac in the near future. This will allow NCSU Open Source Initiative projects to have wiki space, issue tracking, milestone management, timelines, version control integration, and more.