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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Investigate the open-source paradigm
   • Examine the open-source paradigm and analyse the differences with traditional software development models
   • Investigate the types of online resources
   • Investigate the types of project documentation
   • Recognise the role of an online community, and international collaboration
   • Examine motivational factors for contributors to open-source code
   • Analyse the open-source licensing models
2. Familiarise with target project
   • Examine the online resources associated with the target project
   • Download pre-built executable binaries to install, and run, the project
   • Download and analyse the supporting documentation
3. Prepare for maintenance activities
   • Select, and register with, a relevant online community open-source group
   • Download nightly snapshots of the latest source code and the supporting documentation
   • Build and execute a snapshot, where appropriate
4. Maintain the code
   • Access the project bug database, and select the bugs to be resolved or the features to be added
   • Make changes to the local copy of the code, in order to resolve selected bugs
   • Test the resulting code to ensure that it performs appropriately
   • Prepare the code patch for submission
   • Submit a code patch to the project
   • Use the appropriate software-development tools and environment
5. Maintain the documentation
   • Access the project documentation
   • Prepare and contribute new information, or updates, to the existing documentation
   • Prepare and submit documented changes to the project
6. Participate in community
   • Exchange messages with other project members and actively participate in community activities
   • Take action to ensure that exchanges are socially acceptable
   • Submit the code and documentation code patches for inclusion
   • Access online project resources frequently, to keep up-to-date with the project and with community developments
   • Take action to ensure that community-participation standards are observed and maintained

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

contribute to an open-source project

program source code changes and/or additions

document changes or additions

investigate, utilise and participate in online resources for the project’s direction

build, modify, and test the code

participate in the online community.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

explain debugging and testing techniques

describe documentation techniques, including internal documentation, user guides and technical documentation

explain open-source development methodology

describe online project communities, and their involvement in games development.

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