Reaching and Equipping the Next Generation of Open Source Developers
summary
CANOSP pairs upper‑year students from four Canadian universities with real open‑source projects, producing 77 student contributors over five cohorts and typically 3–6 new contributors per project. Projects include Eclipse LSP4Jakarta (language server advanced to Eclipse Foundation acceptance), Eclipse OMR, Adoptium, OpenJ9 and Review Board. Workflow uses a kickoff hackathon, weekly mentor meetings, and monthly social nights; mentors use Zoom/Teams and project issue trackers. Outcomes include continuous project development and alumni hired into industry.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Canada Open Source Program intro
- 3:14CANOS program history
- 9:26Matching students to projects
- 11:10Code sprint and onboarding
- 12:34Development phase and mentorship
- 14:16Social nights and networking
- 14:59Final presentations and feedback
- 15:40Benefits for students and open source projects
- 19:32Key lessons learned
- 23:23Jakarta EE language server success
- 25:51Alumni impact and careers
- 26:53Get involved or submit a project
- 27:56Closing remarks and Q&A
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