NML Says

Open Source Development 3

References for this Part

https://opensource.guide/starting-a-project/
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/a-practical-guide-to-start-opensource-contributions/
https://thelinuxcode.com/how-to-start-an-open-source-project-a-guide-for-developers/

Model Solutions Previous Lesson

The model solution will not appear until next week due to the magnitude of the exercise.

Howto [sic] Start an Open Source Project

Let us look some explanations:

From Opensource.guide

Starting an Open Source Project

From Freecodecamp.org

Open Source Dev - Get Started

From thelinuxcode.com

How to Start an Open Source Project: A Guide for Developers

  • Licensing
  • Testing
  • Continuous Integration / Deployment

What Do They All Have

Everybody agrees that any FOSS project must include the following documentation:

  • LICENSE - Open source license
  • README
  • Contributing guidelines
  • Code of conduct

The latter two as either separate files, or possibly written into the README.

Exercises