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Tooling for Open Collaboration

Setting up a project

Open Seeds by OLS

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Tooling for Open Collaboration

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Aim: Help you set up an open and welcoming project repository (online or shared) for your project so that you can work effectively with your team, community and/or contributors

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Tooling for Open Collaboration

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Learning objectives: At the end of this session, we will be able to

  • Write a README file with information you’d like others to know
  • Explain why you need an open source license and choose one
  • Add a Code of Conduct about you can make working online for your contributors welcoming and safe

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Project Structure and Organization

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├── docs

├── images

├── src

├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

├── CONTRIBUTING.md

├── LICENSE.md

├── README.md

├── ROADMAP

├── …

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├── docs

├── images

├── src

├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

├── CONTRIBUTING.md

├── LICENSE.md

├── README.md

├── ROADMAP

Presented in Week 02

├── …

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Project Structure and Organization

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├── docs

├── images

├── src

├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

├── CONTRIBUTING.md

├── LICENSE.md

├── README.md

├── ROADMAP

Presented at the last call

├── …

  • Essential information for your collaborative project (open canvas)
  • A roadmap with short-term and long-term goals making it easy for others to know where they can contribute

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├── docs

├── images

├── src

├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

├── CONTRIBUTING.md

├── LICENSE.md

├── README.md

Presented today*

├── ROADMAP

├── …

* Talks in previous cohorts, available on the Open Seeds Video Library

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Project Structure and Organization

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├── docs

├── images

├── src

├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Presented today*

├── CONTRIBUTING.md

├── LICENSE.md

├── README.md

Presented today*

├── ROADMAP

├── …

* Talks in previous cohorts, available on the Open Seeds Video Library

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Project Structure and Organization

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├── docs

├── images

├── src

├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

Presented today*

├── CONTRIBUTING.md

├── LICENSE.md

Presented today*

├── README.md

Presented today*

├── ROADMAP

├── …

* Talks in previous cohorts, available on the Open Seeds Video Library