GitHub blog is “Announcing Open Source Guides“:
we’re launching the Open Source Guides, a collection of resources for individuals, communities, and companies who want to learn how to run and contribute to open source.
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Open Source Guides are a series of short, approachable guides to help you participate more effectively in open source, whether it’s:
- Finding users for your project
- Making your first contribution
- Managing large open source communities
- Improving the workflow of your project
These guides aim to reflect the voice of the community and their years of wisdom and practice. We’ve focused on the topics we’ve heard about most, and curated stories from open source contributors across the web.
I think it’s a great idea and I really like the execution too. Most of what I know about Open Source comes from years of participation, and from reading old books, manuals and licenses – not something that is easy to share with people who are just getting their feet wet.
GitHub’s Open Source Guides are very simple, concise and specific. And they cover a variety of subjects, not just the legal or technical side of things, but also communications, support, marketing, etc.