Open Source Reading List

Introduction to FOSS

• Open Source GuidesGitHub.com

• Introduction to Open SourceDigital Ocean

• FAQ in FOSSOpensource.com

Project Management

• Why (some) agile teams fail - Jen Krieger @mrry550

• How we organize GitHub issues: A simple styleguide for tagging - Zach Dunn @zachdunn

Documentation

• Your step-by-step guide to more effective documentation - Lauri Apple @LappleApple

• A template for creating open source contributor guidelines - Safia Abdalla @captainsafia

• CONTRIBUTING-template.md - Nadia Eghbal @nayafia

Continuous Integration and Health Checks

• Continuous Integration EssentialsCodeship

Workflow

• (video) Have It Your Way: Maximizing Drive-Thru Contributions - VM Brasseur @vmbrasseur

Community Outreach

• What success really looks like in open source - Nadia Eghbal @nayafia

FOSS Product Development

• Setting an Open Source Strategy - Linux Foundation

• A Free Guide for Setting Your Open Source Strategy - Linux Foundation

• 6 steps to perfecting an open source product strategy - Michael DeHann @ opensource.com

• Producing Open Source Software by Karl Fogel ( has resources on all major topics here )

Additional Readings:

• Forge Your Future with Open Source by @vmbrasseur This is a great peer-reviewed book about building and growing FOSS projects and a community around the project. It is behind a paywall.

Updated on 03 Sep 2019