Create an open-source program by using GitHub best practices
Learn to create a successful open-source program by establishing contributor guidance, following proven processes, and by using community standards.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Assess your organization's existing open-source efforts.
- Establish the goals of an open-source program.
- Create a repository for your open-source program, complete with contributing and communication guidelines, codes of conduct, templates, and maintainer guides.
- Abide by existing open-source licenses.
- Choose a license for releasing an open-source project.
Prerequisites
- A GitHub account
- The ability to navigate and edit files in GitHub
- Familiarity with pull requests