Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project (Paperback)

Karl Fogel

  • 出版商: O'Reilly
  • 出版日期: 2005-11-15
  • 售價: $1,070
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$1,017
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 304
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0596007590
  • ISBN-13: 9780596007591
  • 已絕版

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The corporate market is now embracing free, "open source" software like never before, as evidenced by the recent success of the technologies underlying LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). Each is the result of a publicly collaborative process among numerous developers who volunteer their time and energy to create better software.


The truth is, however, that the overwhelming majority of free software projects fail. To help you beat the odds, O'Reilly has put together Producing Open Source Software, a guide that recommends tried and true steps to help free software developers work together toward a common goal. Not just for developers who are considering starting their own free software project, this book will also help those who want to participate in the process at any level.


The book tackles this very complex topic by distilling it down into easily understandable parts. Starting with the basics of project management, it details specific tools used in free software projects, including version control, IRC, bug tracking, and Wikis. Author Karl Fogel, known for his work on CVS and Subversion, offers practical advice on how to set up and use a range of tools in combination with open mailing lists and archives. He also provides several chapters on the essentials of recruiting and motivating developers, as well as how to gain much-needed publicity for your project.


While managing a team of enthusiastic developers -- most of whom you've never even met -- can be challenging, it can also be fun. Producing Open Source Software takes this into account, too, as it speaks of the sheer pleasure to be had from working with a motivated team of free software developers.

 

 

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

1. Introduction
     History
     The Situation Today

2. Getting Started
     First, Look Around
     Starting from What You Have
     Choosing a License and Applying It
     Setting the Tone
     Announcing

3. Technical Infrastructure
     What a Project Needs
     Mailing Lists
     Version Control
     Bug Tracker
     IRC/Real-Time Chat Systems
     Wikis
     Web Site

4. Social and Political Infrastructure
     Forkability
     Benevolent Dictators
     Consensus-Based Democracy
     Writing It All Down

5. Money
     Types of Involvement
     Hire for the Long Term
     Appear as Many, Not as One
     Be Open About Your Motivations
     Money Can't Buy You Love
     Contracting
     Funding Non-Programming Activities
     Marketing

6. Communications
     You Are What You Write
     Avoiding Common Pitfalls
     Difficult People
     Handling Growth
     No Conversations in the Bug Tracker
     Publicity

7. Packaging, Releasing, and Daily Development
     Release Numbering
     Release Branches
     Stabilizing a Release
     Packaging
     Testing and Releasing
     Maintaining Multiple Release Lines
     Releases and Daily Development

8. Managing Volunteers
     Getting the Most Out of Volunteers
     Share Management Tasks as Well as Technical Tasks
     Transitions
     Committers
     Credit
     Forks

9. Licenses, Copyrights, and Patents
     Terminology
     Aspects of Licenses
     The GPL and License Compatibility
     Choosing a License
     Copyright Assignment and Ownership
     Dual Licensing Schemes
     Patents
     Further Resources

A. Free Version Control Systems

B. Free Bug Trackers

C. Why Should I Care What Color the Bikeshed Is?

D. Example Instructions for Reporting Bugs

Index