How to Have a Successful Open Source Project
Know where to start.. Make sure that your project is necessary.. Avoid taking on large or vague problems.
Steps
1
Know where to start.
Know where to start.
2
Make sure that your project is necessary.
Make sure that your project is necessary.
3
Avoid taking on large or vague problems.
Avoid taking on large or vague problems.
4
Define your project's success.
Define your project's success.
5
Pick an existing and approved Open Source License for your project.
Pick an existing and approved Open Source License for your project.
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Write the README file for your project.
Write the README file for your project.
7
Find contributors beforehand.
Find contributors beforehand.
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Get hosting.
Get hosting.
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State that your project is open source.
State that your project is open source.
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Establish transparency.
Establish transparency.
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Release iterations of your project.
Release iterations of your project.
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Allow community edits to your code.
Allow community edits to your code.
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Interact with the community.
Interact with the community.
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Don't do all the work yourself.
Don't do all the work yourself.
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Avoid private communications.
Avoid private communications.
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Implement pull requests.
Implement pull requests.
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Market your project.
Market your project.
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Have someone to carry on the project.
Have someone to carry on the project.
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