Building an Open-Source Project

Tomorrow I plan on posting the first in a series of posts devoted to helping people who may be considering open-sourcing a project of theirs or even those, like myself, who jumped into open-source without much planning. Originally this started as an article devoted to open-source using Adobe technologies like ColdFusion and Flex but, in the end, almost of the considerations ended up being language-neutral. The plan for the moment is for this to be a four part series covering: 1) Structuring your project; 2) Licensing your project; 3) Hosting your project and 4) Handling community contributions. Its important to note that while some people make a living immersed in the world of open-source, I am primarily an knowledgeable observer. The point is, feel free to interject or correct if you have anything to add to the articles as my information is not definitive. Also, I will link to the articles from here as I post them.

Part 1 - Structuring for your Open Source Project