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Open Source Projects - Beyond Code

You're reading from   Open Source Projects - Beyond Code A blueprint for scalable and sustainable open source projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837636884
Length 240 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Getting Ready to Go Open Source FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: The Whats and Whys of Open Source 3. Chapter 2: What Makes a Good Open Source Project? 4. Chapter 3: Open Source License and IP Management 5. Chapter 4: Aligning the Business Value of Open Source for Your Employer 6. Chapter 5: Governance and Hosting Models 7. Part 2: Running an Open Source Project
8. Chapter 6: Making Your Project Feel Welcoming 9. Chapter 7: Growing Contributors to Maintainers 10. Chapter 8: Dealing with Conflict 11. Chapter 9: Handling Growth 12. Part 3: Building and Scaling Open Source Ecosystems
13. Chapter 10: Commercialization of Open Source 14. Chapter 11: Open Source and the Talent Ecosystem 15. Chapter 12: Marketing for Open Source – Advocacy and Outreach 16. Chapter 13: Transitioning Leadership 17. Chapter 14: Sunsetting an Open Source Project 18. Index 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Handling Growth

I was recently looking back at the recordings that the Kubernetes project has done of its community meetings since early 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL69nYSiGNLP1pkHsbPjzAewvMgGUpkCnJ). It’s an interesting exercise to see how a community grows and progresses over time; some things change, but some don’t. We spoke about open source being driven by “scratching one’s own itch,” and the way a community operates reflects exactly that. For Kubernetes, I look at the community meetings as driven by bringing together the large ecosystem for a few key purposes:

  • Release, development, and special interest group (SIG) updates
  • Demos of projects and work related to Kubernetes
  • Shoutouts to specific community members who have made a noticeable impact

Such a simple structure – one that not only reflects the community as being development oriented but also highly appreciative of the work community members...

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