This document discusses a content management system called NetGeners Platform that is based on the open source CMS Joomla. Joomla is built using PHP and MySQL and allows developers to create extensions that expand its functionality. The document then outlines various tools that could be used as part of a common online space for students, including WordPress, MediaWiki, Blast Chat and Simple Machines Forum. It presents a ranking provided by students of improvements that could be made to better support open source software projects. Finally, it provides statistics on student activity and engagement within the online space over three months.

1. NetGeners Platform

2. Based on Joomla CMS
● A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece
of content on a Web site
● Can be used for
● * Corporate Web sites or portals
● * Corporate intranets and extranets
● * Online magazines, newspapers, and publications
● * E-commerce and online reservations
● * Government applications
● * Small business Web sites
● * Community-based portals

3. Technical Issues
● CMS Joomla
– Based on PHP
and MySQL
– Open platform
anyone can
use, share, and
support

4. Extending Joomla
● Joomla's application framework allows developers to create
sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla into
further directions.
● The core Joomla framework enables developers to build:
* Inventory control systems
* Data reporting tools
* Application bridges
* Custom product catalogs
* Integrated e-commerce systems
* Complex business directories
* Reservation systems
* Communication tools

5. A common space for students'
project works

6. Tools & spaces – illustrated

7. Tools & spaces – illustrated

8. Tools & spaces – illustrated

9. Tools & spaces – illustrated

10. Word Press

11. Media Wiki

12. Blast Chat

13. Simple Machines Forum

14. Students' Rank of Improvements
1. Roadmap for each project type
➢ Guide through each step of the project and
possible solutions for common problems
2. OSS project list of previous years students
➢ List with projects that previous years students
have worked with and comments about the way
the community faced them
3.“Marketplace” creation where OSS projects
can ask for collaboration with students
4.RSS Feeds
➢ Instant update of other students activity/ OSS
project looking for contributor

15. Students' Rank of Improvements
(continued)
5.OSS project members as mentors of students
➢ Space where students will be able to find names
of OSS developers that are willing to guide the
students through the project
6.OSS project environment simulation
➢ Environment where the student will be able to
experiment on how OSS projects are organized
before getting involved in a real open source
project

16. Students' Rank of Improvements
(continued)
7.Learning clubs creation
➢ Students can create groups in order to exchange
opinions about their project
➢ Gathering of students with same project interests
➢ Avoid isolation of students
8.SVN-like repository for students' activities
➢ Students will be able to report gradually their
“achievements”
➢ Automatic report extraction of their project

17. Students' Activity
● 182 members
● New members since 01/09/2009: 72
● Visitors: 494517
● Increasing activity
– September: 0 topics – 0 posts
– October: 2 topics – 2 posts
– November: 10 topics – 64 posts
– Total Topics: 21 – Total Posts: 82

18. Students' Activity
Requirements Testing Development General
discussion
September posts 0 0 0 0
October posts 0 0 0 2
November posts 29 13 7 15
Total posts 35 19 7 21
Total views 2449 1414 269 4810
Total topics 7 5 1 8