What better way is there to maintain important documents to help OSS projects than in an open-source repository? Now, there is such a repository with a collection of documents for guidance, governance, examples, and templates for new and existing OSS projects. And as with any open source project, contributions are encouraged.
| Resource information | Details |
|---|---|
| Resource name | Open-source Software Project Documents |
| Website | Corsa-Center OSS-Documents |
| Authors | List of Authors |
| Focus | Guidance for OSS Projects |
The OSS-Documents repository, started by the CORSA project, is a collection of documents and links to help guide open source software projects. The key topics include Governance, Codes of Conduct, DEI, Roadmaps, Licenses and Contribution examples. These topics include a variety of important resources for OSS projects towards software sustainability. Such resources include Open Source Guides to launch and grow your project, OpenSSF Best Practices Badge Program that encourages projects to get badges for the best practices they implement. There are many more resources, so peruse the site to see what may benefit your project.
The vision of the founders is to have a dynamic resource. Consider contributing useful resources and examples for OSS projects.
