On Source Forge, projects are categorized based on a variety of criteria, including programming language, operating system, area of usage, status, etc. The search returned 31 pages of results (not all were directly “project management”). The number of projects at different status levels is given below:

1. Inactive – 3
2. Mature – 39
3. Production/Stable – 263
4. Beta – 126
5. Alpha – 83
6. Pre-Alpha – 55
7. Planning – 59

A broad spectrum of languages have been used with the most popular being Java (223), PHP (165) and Javascript (114).

ProjectLibre is one of the top most popular projects and is listed as the open source alternative to Microsoft Project. It’s available on Linux, Mac OS or Windows platforms and is written in Java. It is licensed under the OSI license and is a ‘Stable’ project.

Sahana Disaster Management System is a humanitarian FOSS project. They have moved from SourceForge to Github which is really so much easier to navigate. I like the idea of contributing somehow to a humanitarian project, but a lot depends on the types of contribution they’re looking for, the time commitment, languages used, etc. Too many of these projects are written in Java, which is not my first (or second) choice for a programming language.

Ohloh does not host projects and code. Rather it provides directory and analytics services.

Here I looked at Epiphany, a web browser for the GNOME desktop, that is written mostly in C/C++ (~58K LOC) and some in XML (~3K LOC) and . It has 99 contributors, primarily in Europe with a few in the Americas.

In contrast, Firefox is a web browser for a variety of platforms with >9M LOC. It’s primarily written in C/C++ (~5.5M LOC) and Javascript (~1.2M LOC). Firefox has 2261 contributors, primarily in Europe with a few in the US.

Comparing Epiphany, Firefox and K-Meleon: Firefox has the most developers (2261) and lines of code although K-Meleon is a little older (12 years). The first two have high activity but the last one is “dying”.

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As we do every fall, the Computer Science Department will celebrate the achievements of our students at the Celebration of Computing event on December 5, 2012, 12 noon – 4 pm in Holman Hall.

Please Come Celebrate With Us!
Celebrate the wonderful achievements of CS students!
Celebrate yet another awesome semester in CS!
Celebrate the last week of classes for Fall 2012!
Celebrate Computer Science Education Week (a little early since it’s really December 9-15)!

Our event is listed on the CSEd Week website at http://www.csedweek.org/events/view/celebration-of-computing-6348.

LUNCH PROVIDED!!

The schedule for the afternoon is below:
12 noon — 3:00pm Computing related games and other activities (some with prizes) : Holman Atrium, 1st floor

WICS and ACM are planning games, puzzles, brain teasers and other fun activities. Try them out and you could win a prize!

12 noon — 1:30pm Lunch : Holman Atrium, 1st floor
12 noon — 1:30pm Student Poster Presentations : Holman 126 and 128, 1st floor
1:30 pm — 3:00pm Career Workshop : Holman 2nd floor

This is a special session with opportunities for one-on-one mock interviews and resume reviews with potential employers.

3:00 pm — 4:00pm UPE Induction Ceremony : Holman 126, 1st floor

New members will be inducted into the national honor society of Computer Science, Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE).
Society membership is by invitation and based on academic standing (juniors and above) and performance within one’s academic class.
The ceremony is open to everyone.