Summary

In this module, you learned how to create a successful open-source program by establishing contributor guidance, following proven processes, and by using community standards.

You learned about assessing your organization's existing open-source efforts and establishing an open-source program's goals. You now know how to create a repository for your open-source program, complete with contributing and communication guidelines, codes of conduct, templates, and maintainer guides. You've explored the community features on GitHub and the existing open-source licenses, and you should feel comfortable choosing a license when releasing an open-source project.

Now that you have an open-source program, learn to Maintain a secure repository by using GitHub best practices.

Learn more

Here are some links to more information on the topics we discussed in this module.

• Open-source self assessments
• Make a README site
• Awesome README examples
• Guide to open-source codes of conduct

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