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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

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837636884

Length 240 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Application Development

Author (1):

John Mertic

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Getting Ready to Go Open Source

2. Chapter 1: The Whats and Whys of Open Source FREE CHAPTER

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

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19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Part 1: Getting Ready to Go Open Source

In this part, you will get an understanding of what open source is, why open source is chosen as a model for software development, and what makes a good open source project. Additionally, we will cover some of the important parts of starting an open source project, including licensing and IP management, aligning business value to get your employer to participate in open source, and the myriad of governance and hosting models for open source projects.

This part contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1, The Whats and Whys of Open Source
Chapter 2, What Makes a Good Open Source Project?
Chapter 3, Open Source License and IP Management
Chapter 4, Aligning the Business Value of Open Source for Your Employer
Chapter 5, Governance and Hosting Models

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Authors (1)

John Mertic

John Mertic

John Mertic is the director of program management for The Linux Foundation. Under his leadership, he has helped ASWF, ODPi, the Open Mainframe Project, and R Consortium accelerate open source innovation and transform industries. John had an open source career spanning two decades, both as a contributor to projects such as SugarCRM and PHP, and in open source leadership roles at SugarCRM, OW2, and OpenSocial. With an extensive open source background, he is a regular speaker at various Linux Foundation events and other industry trade shows each year. John is also an avid writer and has authored two books, The Definitive Guide to SugarCRM: Better Business Applications and Building on SugarCRM, as well as publishing articles on IBM developerWorks, Apple Developer Connection, and PHP Architect.

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