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  • The Open Source Way
  • Introduction: Presenting The Open Source Way
  • Getting Started
    • Community 101
    • New Project Checklist
    • Creating an Open Source Product Strategy
  • Attracting Users
    • Communication Norms in Open Source Projects
    • Building Diverse Open Source Communities by Making Them Inclusive First
  • Guiding Participants
    • Why People Participate in Open Source Communities
    • Incentivizing and Rewarding Participants
  • Growing Contributors
    • From Users to Contributors
    • What Is a Contribution?
    • Essentials of Building a Community
    • Constructing an Onboarding Experience
    • Creating a Culture of Mentorship
    • Project and Community Governance
    • Understanding Community Roles
    • Community Manager Self-Care
  • Measuring Success
    • Defining Healthy Communities
    • Understanding Community Metrics
    • Announcing Software Releases
  • Contributors
  • License
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  1. Getting Started

New Project Checklist

This is a relatively simple checklist for you to consider when starting a new open source project, especially where the project may be starting small but wants room to grow. By simple we mean: this list doesn't propose a process or project management for accomplishing these items. In its most simple form it does not have definitions for items; it suggests what is to come without prescribing or demanding obedience to the list.

These are separated out into several different lists, depending on the area covered:

Goals of project

Market positioning

Project name

Licensing & legal

Governance

Project infrastructure

Ownership and financing

These items may be ignored if donating project assets to a foundation.

Launch planning

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