Open Source Guides are a collection of resources for individuals, communities, and companies who want to learn how to run and contribute to an open source project. The first set of Open Source Guides were created and curated by GitHub, along with input from outside community reviewers, but they are not exclusive to GitHub products.
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The goal is to aggregate community best practices, not what GitHub (or any other individual or entity) thinks is best. Therefore, the community tries to use examples and quotations from others to illustrate the points.
Help is available in categories such as:

  • How to Contribute to Open Source

    Want to contribute to open source? A guide to making open source contributions, for first-timers and for veterans.

  • Starting an Open Source Project

    Learn more about the world of open source and get ready to launch your own project.

  • Finding Users For Your Project

    Help your open source project grow by getting it in the hands of happy users.

  • Building Welcoming Communities

    Building a community that encourages people to use, contribute to, and evangelize your project.

  • Best Practices for Maintainers

    Making your life easier as an open source maintainer, from documenting processes to leveraging your community.

  • Leadership and Governance

    Growing open source projects can benefit from formal rules for making decisions.

  • Getting Paid for Open Source Work

    Sustain your work in open source by getting financial support for your time or your project.

  • Your Code of Conduct

    Facilitate healthy and constructive community behavior by adopting and enforcing a code of conduct.

  • Open Source Metrics

    Make informed decisions to help your open source project thrive by measuring and tracking its success.

  • The Legal Side of Open Source

    Everything you’ve ever wondered about the legal side of open source, and a few things you didn’t.

“In real open source, you have the right to control your own destiny.”
-Linus Torvalds

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