Summary

When writing this chapter, I came across its opening quote from Sir Winston Churchill – it really is great advice for open source projects.

If there is one piece of advice I could give any open source project, it would be to create the governance you need for today and not create governance for a hypothetical situation in the future. The needs of a project and the culture of its community change over time and adjusting the governance to support those needs ensures buy-in and engagement.

With this chapter, we’ve covered much of the groundwork for building an open source project. As we get into Chapter 6, Making Your Project Feel Welcoming, we will now look at more soft skills and community development to help grow and diversify your community, which is a key part of a successful open source project.