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Building the Foundations for Open Source Success

Event Interactive 2010
Format Dual
Organizer Jay Allen Open Melody Project
Description The Open Melody founders detail the process of building the project from the start with one goal: Massive success. We'll cover everything involved in an idea becoming a reality including the non-profit setup, "best of breed" infrastructure choices and creation of an environment conducive for participation by a worldwide community.
Questions
Answered
  1. Where do you start in creating an open source project?
  2. What went into the decision to fork Movable Type?
  3. How many people were involved and why were they chosen?
  4. What roadblocks did you encounter in setting up the non-profit foundation?
  5. What parts of the MTOS project did you seek to replicate?
  6. What parts of the MTOS project did you throw out and search for a new way?
  7. What effect has each infrastucture choice made on the community?
  8. What community resources and policies have had the most positive effects?
  9. Where do you go from here?
  10. What would you have done differently?
Level Intermediate
Category Open Source