1 Open Source Commandline Git

Sunoikisis Digital Classics, Fall 2020

Session 1. Open Source, Commandline and Git

Thursday Oct 8, 16:00 UK = 17:00 CET

Convenors: Monica Berti (Universität Leipzig), Gabriel Bodard (University of London), Irene Vagionakis (Bologna)

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/1FDY28DRgso

Slides: https://github.com/SunoikisisDC/SunoikisisDC-2020-2021/raw/master/Fall-2020-slides/SunoikisisDC_Fall2020-1.pdf

Session outline

In this session we will discuss the concepts around open access licensing, open source software development, and the open scholarship movement that implements the ideals of the enlightenment university, with a particular example of the Open Greek and Latin project. We will also introduce some basic tools for working with Digital Humanities projects, including Terminal commands, the Git version control system, and the Github platform.

Seminar readings

For discussion in this thread

• Brunner, Theodore F. (1993), “Classics and the Computer: The History of a Relationship.” In Accessing Antiquity, ed. Jon Solomon, pp. 10-33. Tucson: U. Arizona Press.
• Crane, Gregory (2004). "Classics and the Computer: An End of the History." In A Companion to Digital Humanities, eds. Schreibman, Siemens, Unsworth, pp. 46-55. Oxford: Blackwell. Available: http://www.digitalhumanities.org/companion/
• Terras, Melissa (2010), "The Digital Classicist: Disciplinary Focus and Interdisciplinary Vision." In Digital Research in the Study of Classical Antiquity, eds. Bodard, Mahony, pp. 171-189. Ashgate. Available: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/melissa-terras/research/Chapter_10_Terras.pdf

Further Reading

• Bodard, G. and Garcés, J. 2009. “Open Source Critical Editions: A Rationale.” Text Editing, Print and the Digital World, ed. M. Deegan & K. Sutherland (Ashgate Press), Pp. 83-98. Available: https://blog.stoa.org/files/2010/09/Bodard-Garces_2009_Open-source-digital-editions.pdf
• L. Muellner (2019), "The Free First Thousand Years of Greek." Digital Classical Philology. Ancient Greek and Latin in the Digital Revolution, ed. M. Berti, pp. 7-18. De Gruyter. Available: https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110599572-002

Other resources

• GitHub Desktop Documentation
• Git cheat sheet
• Mac/Linux Terminal Cheat Sheet
• Windows Command Prompt Cheat Sheet

Exercise

• If you have any issues with this exercise, you may ask for help (or offer advice to your colleagues) at this post

1. Create an account on Github (or an alternative product such as GitLab or BitBucket if you prefer), if you don't already have one.
2. Initialise a new Git repository for your work on the SunoikisisDC module, with a clear and simple name. Select "Initialize this repository with a README", and edit the README.md file to introduce yourself. Make sure you are able to add, commit and push this file, and that your updates are reflected on Github.
3. Share the repository with your course tutor, and any other students you may collaborate with this semester.