Archive for the 'Colloborative Site Building' category

5 Things To Think About Before Launching A Website For Your Open Source Project

I review hundreds of new and existing open source software (OSS) for inclusion in the OSLiving archive, and so inevitably I get to experience a wide range of websites. More often than not, the website experience leaves alot to be desired. Aside from the very large-scale projects for which money (and therefore custom design and [...]

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Log Book Part 1: Starting out

Welcome to part 1 of the OSLiving Log Book. This is a special category on Sourced that chronicles the development of the site since its inception. Piece by piece the log book will paint the picture of collaborative website building based on Open Source ethics and ideas. Part 1 in this series looks at the [...]

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Sites We Like

SourceForge - one of the longest running portals devoted to housing projects from the Open Source community. A great place to find OSS projects to collaborate on.

Open Source Initiative - the OSI maintains the Open Source Definition and offers a range of information on OSS licensing and standards.

OSALT - a brilliant site devoted to open source alternatives. The site compares quality OSS with its commercial peers.

Got a great OSS link? Let us know.