1. Introduction -- 2. Getting started -- 3. Technical infrastructure -- 4. Social and political infrastructure -- 5. Money -- 6. Communications -- 7. Packaging, releasing, and daily development -- 8. Managing volunteers -- 9. Licenses, copyrights, and patents -- A. Free version control systems -- B. Free bug trackers -- C. Why should I care what color the bikeshed is? -- D. Example instructions for reporting bugs.
Summary
The corporate market is now embracing free, "open source" software like never before, as evidenced by the recent success of the technologies underlying LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). Each is the result of a publicly collaborative process among numerous developers who volunteer their time and energy to create better software. The truth is, however, that the overwhelming majority of free software projects fail. To help you beat the odds, O'Reilly has put together Producing Open Source Software, a guide that recommends tried and true steps to help free software developers work together to.
