Building an Open-Source Project : Remote Synthesis

Building an Open-Source Project

Posted on Jul 29, 2008

Tomorrow I plan on posting the first in a series of posts devoted to helping people who may be considering open-sourcing a project of theirs or even those, like myself, who jumped into open-source without much planning. Originally this started as an article devoted to open-source using Adobe technologies like ColdFusion and Flex but, in the end, almost of the considerations ended up being language-neutral. The plan for the moment is for this to be a four part series covering: 1) Structuring your project; 2) Licensing your project; 3) Hosting your project and 4) Handling community contributions. Its important to note that while some people make a living immersed in the world of open-source, I am primarily an knowledgeable observer. The point is, feel free to interject or correct if you have anything to add to the articles as my information is not definitive. Also, I will link to the articles from here as I post them.

Part 1 - Structuring for your Open Source Project

Comments

Great idea, Brian. I can't wait to see the results.

Posted By Raymond Camden / Posted on 07/29/2008 at 1:14 PM

Just a suggestion write a post about what you must check before creating a new project.

Check if there are some project similar available? They accept help? Is your idea useful to other people? Can your idea gather contributors? Even better a sponsor?

Well, just a list of thoughts, things people should have in mind before start coding.

VELO