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Tools and Concepts for Successfully Open Sourcing
Your Project
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https://todogroup.org/
https://opensource.com/
https://www.redhat.com/de/blog
https://www.percona.com/blog/
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1. Don’t be afraid to delete!
2. Is it something you want to be associated with?
3. Should it be running as org or under your personal account?
4. Open source or freeware?
5. Prepare for people.
6. Think of the revenue options down the line.
7. Get advice and opinions. ⚠(but not too much)
Tips
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1. Don’t be afraid to delete!
2. Is it something you want to be associated with?
3. Should it be running as org or under your personal account?
4. Open source or freeware?
5. Prepare for people.
6. Think of the revenue options down the line.
7. Get advice and opinions. ⚠(but not too much)
Tips
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1. Do you have a need to fix something yourself and are considering
helping other people?
2. Are you seeking fame, glory, and rage?
3. Do you need an improvement on your profile for job searching?
Factors to Consider
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“Open Source” !=“open”, “source”
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Open Source
Technical
Organizational
FinancialLegal
Liabilities
Licensing
Time
Budget
Hosting Domain
Social
Governance
Roadmap
Community
Terminology
Tests
SEODistribution
Plugins
Docs
Releases
Libraries
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Technical
Tests
SEODistribution
Plugins
Docs
Releases
Libraries
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Organizational
Hosting Domain
Social
Governance
Roadmap
Community
Terminology
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Don’t be just a megaphone.
Engage.
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Legal
Liabilities
Licensing
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choosealicense.com
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“...a general exclusion of liability is not valid facing European courts...”
Liability and Warranty
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/document/activities/cont/201307/20130708ATT69346/20130708ATT69346EN.pdf
● What damage can you cause?
● Do you regularly update it?
● Do your otherwise paying customers need it?
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Trademark
Does your license allow your competitors to use
your name?
See Elasticsearch versus AWS...
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Does your license allow your competitors to use your
patents?
Does your license allow your competitors to use
your patents?
Patents
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Financial
Time
Budget
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Time is money, friend!
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Open Source
Technical
Organizational
FinancialLegal
Liabilities
Licensing
Time
Budget
Hosting Domain
Social
Governance
Roadmap
Community
Terminology
Tests
SEODistribution
Plugins
Docs
Releases
Libraries
1. Use the tools you can to achieve your goals
a. GitHub/Gitlab
b. Docs/Blog engines
2. Choose a license
3. Automate
4. Test
5. Have fun
6. ???
7. Maybe profit?
1. Don’t be afraid to delete!
2. Is it something you want to be associated with?
3. Should it be running as org or under your personal account?
4. Open source or freeware?
5. Prepare for people
6. Think of the revenue options down the line
7. Get advice and opinions
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