The Open Source Program Office is meant to be a resource center and a nexus of best practices of knowledge around open source software, data, and tools. While you can always email us with questions via this form, we also encourage you to engage with the OSPO in the following ways:
Learn About Open Source Topics
1. Review our suggested licensing guidelines and other resources including flow charts for licensing
2. Check out and contribute to our set of open source training notebooks
3. Attend related training from GT’s Library and PACE, our institutional HPC group:
- AI 101: Ethical & Effective Use of AI Tools – developed by Justin Ellis
- Software Preservation Tools – developed by OSPO students, Saad Ata and Kevin Shibata
- PACE training on GitHub, Linux, and many other topics
4. Utilize the many available open source tutorials to hone your skills! A few examples of courses we like include:
- OpenSSF Secure Software Training
- Free Linux Foundation Courses on OSS development and Licensing Basics
- AI Fundamentals Course developed by GT instructors
Find OSS Community
1. Attend one of our workshops open to the GT and Atlanta community [2025 workshop] [2024 workshop]
2. Join a discussion group:
- Microsoft Groups (for GT affiliated individuals) – mailing list with general announcements from the OSPO [email us to be added]
- Discord – for students, our internship program, and external partners [email us for an invite link]
- MS Teams Group – discussion portal for GT affiliated individuals [link]
- Follow us on LinkedIn or BlueSky for informational updates
3. Share your open source project with others via our OSS Project Explorer site [link] or via the Open Forum for AI Landscape page [link]
4. Join our Virtual Summer Internship Program and related semester projects
Develop and Sustain Open Source Projects
1. Attend a funding session with the GT OSPO to learn about opportunities for sustaining funding.
2. Reach out with specific questions on funding opportunities. The OSPO can help support your proposal with a letter of support or advice on open source topics.
3. Participate as a mentor for our Virtual Summer Internship Program or as a mentor for a semester project.