Operationalizing Open Source Projects: When the Rubber Meets the Road - Trishan de Lanerolle, Linux Foundation Networking
Once you have a conceptual idea for a collaborative open source project, recruited like-minded collaborators; engaged supply chains, vendors and competitors alike; and announced intentions, the realities begin to set in: How to actually launch the project, develop a codebase and nurture a new community and ecosystem. So, how do you get started as a new community and project? Questions abound: what type of CI/CD & Testing will you need? What is the governance structure? The composition of technical leadership, outreach and membership development? How to champion the project? What is the initial roadmap that builds a common understanding between stakeholders? What about budgetary and staffing needs? This is just a sampling of the questions encountered while launching a new OSS project. This presentation provides an insider’s perspective of what’s involved in launching and nurturing a project from the ground up, drawing from lessons learned as a seasoned leader of several LF projects. Learn best practices, including checklists, budgeting considerations and responsibilities.