This course aims to teach learners how to run a successful open source project by emphasizing the importance of building a community around the code. The learning outcomes include understanding license selection, connecting with the community, attracting contributors, managing intellectual property, and considering project migration. The course covers topics such as community roles, governance, user support, transparency, licensing, copyright management, and trademark considerations. The teaching method involves a lecture format with insights from industry experts. This course is intended for individuals interested in managing or contributing to open source projects and seeking to enhance their community-building skills and project management strategies.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Wayne Beaton
What is success
What is open source
Roles of open source
Community
Governance
The Community
User Help
Transparency Openness
Conferences
Contributions
How to deal with contributions
Choosing a license
Managing copyright
Establish guides in convention
Keep patches focused
Tracking intellectual property
Thirdparty dependencies
Intellectual property
Public record
Trademarks
Diversity
Questions
Warranty vs IP
Risk Mitigation
Computer Agreement
Committee Agreement
Eclipse Foundation
Taught by
Devoxx
