Revise FOSS minor status and contributors#214
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Revise FOSS minor status and contributors#214jz1141-dotcom wants to merge 1 commit intoFOSSRIT:mainfrom
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Updated the history of the FOSS minor at RIT, noting its discontinuation and future plans.
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May 2, 2026
| Open@RIT participates in research projects, receives funding from grants, provides open source community consultation to faculty and staff, and hosts town halls for the Open Source community on campus. | ||
| Although the name has changed to Open@RIT, the organization is still involved with faculty members of MAGIC. | ||
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| ## FOSS Minor While Now |
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Saying a specific timeframe (such as fall/spring and the year) is better for a timeline since the meaning of "now" is always changing.
| Although the name has changed to Open@RIT, the organization is still involved with faculty members of MAGIC. | ||
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| ## FOSS Minor While Now | ||
| Now, following Stephen Jacob's retirement, this minor has been discontinued. Although, the immersion still exists but it is now managed by the ([Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation.](https://www.rit.edu/liberalarts/institute-interdisciplinary-innovation)) The Free and Open Source Software and Free Culture Minor at RIT is no longer accepting new student applications. |
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I'd want to verify that the minor is run by IID - since my first time hearing about them was at imagine RIT.
| ## FOSS Minor While Now | ||
| Now, following Stephen Jacob's retirement, this minor has been discontinued. Although, the immersion still exists but it is now managed by the ([Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation.](https://www.rit.edu/liberalarts/institute-interdisciplinary-innovation)) The Free and Open Source Software and Free Culture Minor at RIT is no longer accepting new student applications. | ||
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| The minor is noted to be under modification to align with a new multidisciplinary immersion program, and a “minor 2.0” version was planned for Fall 2022 open. It’s possible that the updated version may have different requirements or be rebranded. |
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As a historical record, I'd like to avoid getting too into planned future things that may be subject to change
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Updated the history of the FOSS minor at RIT, what happened to the FOSS minor at RIT for a little while now.