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* time table for write-up
** What is free software
This section needs to be strong and to the point as it is the first thing you see
it obviously needs to tell the reader what free software is
it should reference licenses and GNU documents
aim to complete by
(30/10/24)
started on (17/10/24)
first draft finished on (22/10/24)
moving on to section 2 now, as i feel confident that this section is quite well rounded. (24/10/24)
** A brief history of free software
This section should have alot of references, and shouldn't use to much technical language or if
it does it should tell the reader what it means
I could use a timeline perhaps here but that should be looked into
aim to complete by
(15/11/24)
a very poorly writen first draft compleated on (24/10/24), it needs alittle more info in it. and
alot of grammar checking
** Examples of free software
This section shouldn't be too long, it just needs to tell the user that they have probably
already used free software in some sense. Include a lot of references to software
aim to complete by
(24/11/24)
** Comparing free software to its proprietary counterparts
This should follow on from the previous section quite nicely, starting by showing of some
proprietary and then show some graphs comparing it to open alternatives
aim to complete by
(10/12/24)
** pause for a bit, look over what you've done
after this section, try to go over everything, add more references, spell check things, make
things more concise and generally relax a little more
aim to have done this look over by
(23/12/24)
** What makes free software so appealing to developers
this is going to be the bulk of my information, where I really try and show off, lots of
references to people who use free software and how it helps them, why its important to them
etc. etc.
Aim to complete by
(25/1/25)
** What makes free software so appealing to privacy experts
exactly the same as the previous section, they should role quite nicely from one to the other
Aim to complete by
(15/2/25)
** take another break
the previous 2 sections are going to be the most important in the entire paper, so take this
time to improve upon them and make them the best they can be
aim to complete by
(27/2/25)
** Where else if free software used and why
this should be a pretty brief section describing a few other examples, use the free software in
the energy sector and free software in libraries papers here
aim to complete by
(7/3/25)
** What's next for the free software space
this is another short section, going over some interesting developments in the space, in
reference to privacy and development
aim to complete by
(18/3/25)
** Final thoughts
this really only needs to be a few sentences that basically just says, free software is used
in these spaces because it clearly holds material advantage compared to other options
aim to complete by
(25/3/25)
** intro
get a nice little intro done, it can basically repeat the final thoughts section.
only needs to be a paragraph or two
aim to complete by
(3/4/25)
** fix everything that needs fixing
go over everything, spelling, grammar, references and more. Make sure it is clear, is within
the word count. Use this time to clean up the formatting, making it very pretty
aim to complete by
(WHEN EPQ IS DUE)
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