Open Source Projects - Beyond Code
Packt Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-83763-688-4 (ISBN)
Key Features
Understand the method and rationale for launching an open source project
Explore best practices and insights for running an open source project
Leverage open source projects to advance your career
Book DescriptionOpen source is ubiquitous in our society, with countless existing projects, and new ones emerging every day. It follows a "scratch-your-own-itch" model where contributors and maintainers drive the project forward. Through Open Source Projects - Beyond Code, you'll learn what it takes to develop a successful, scalable, and sustainable open source project. In this book, you’ll explore the full life cycle of open source projects, from inception, through launch, to maturity, and then discover how to sunset an open source project responsibly. Along the way, you’ll learn the concepts of licensing, governance, community building, ecosystem management, and growing maintainers and contributors, as well as understand how other open source projects have been successful or might have struggled in some areas. You can use this book as an end-to-end guide or reference material for the future. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to accelerate your career in open source. Your newly acquired skills will help you stay ahead of the curve even with the ever-evolving nature of technology.What you will learn
Explore what is open source and how you can use it to accelerate your career
Start an open source project while exploring its key considerations
Grow, support, and manage a vast community of developers and users
Build and maintain a mature and sustainable project
Enable mass users and developers to downstream productization and outreach
Use open source as a portfolio to build your career
Understand when to end a project and conduct it responsibly
Who this book is forThis book is for software developers, product managers, project managers, business leaders, or general enthusiasts looking to start an open source project or currently maintaining one.
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.
Table of Contents
Product Information Document
The Whats and Whys of Open Source
What Makes a Good Open Source Project?
Open Source License and IP Management
Aligning the Business Value of Open Source for Your Employer
Governance and Hosting Models
Making Your Project Feel Welcoming
Growing Contributors to Maintainers
Dealing with Conflict
Handling Growth
Commercialization of Open Source
Open Source and the Talent Ecosystem
Marketing for Open Source – Advocacy and Outreach
Transitioning Leadership
Sunsetting an Open Source Project
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2023 |
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| Verlagsort | Birmingham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 191 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83763-688-5 / 1837636885 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83763-688-4 / 9781837636884 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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