Open Source Software
Resources
Chris
Jensen and Walt
Scacchi
Version
1.1
November
2004
Community Infrastructure resources
Communication
Media
Point to
point
Chat/IRC transcript archives
Threaded email discussion archives
Discussion group archives
Forum message archives
Newsgroup archives
Listserv archives
Non-point to
point
Community digests (e.g. kernel cousins)
Online journal/Weblog (blog)
archives
Wiki change archives
Module/Community web pages, web content management
archives
Artifacts
Community
announcements
Upgrade notes/instructions
Changelogs
Module/community news/newsletters
Patch lists
Coordination
Role descriptions/How to
contribute guides
Community Documentation Artifacts
Community interaction guides
Generic/non-role specific
Tutorials/Guides
Site map
Communication
Mailing list,
chat participation guides
FAQs
Module/Project
Source License
Role based FAQs
Community manager
Foundation member
Board member
Project
handbook
Knowledge
Bases
Articles
Recommended reading
Community history
User
Contribution tutorials/ guides
Article contribution
Usage reports
Press kits
Defect report/RFC submission
Developer
Tutorials/Guides/FAQs
Communication
News/newsletter contribution
Community
digest contribution
FAQs
Web author
Board member
responsibilities
Community
manager responsibilities
3rd party/External
relations
Development contributor
Financial
contributor
Legal
contributor
Product infrastructure
Non-activity specific
Reports
Whitepapers
Module
catalog
Development
Tutorials/guides/FAQs
Process activity FAQs
Building/compiling the sources
Debugging the
sources
Code review
Role based FAQs
Code sheriff
Developer
Tester
Source
repository manager
Module leader
Release manager
Process Activity Guides
Compilation
Source
repository interaction
Checkout
Obtain checkin
access
Checkin,
merge
Database
access guide
Guidelines
Source editing (who, when, what,
where)
Source formatting
Documentation formatting
User interface
Defect/Issue priority guidelines
Web artifact formatting
Documentation conventions
Reports
Build reports
Defect/Issue reports
Defect charts
Defects
Defect deltas
Quality
assurance graphs
Quality
assurance reports
Test results
Automated
Manual
Process
Activity Documentation
Source documentation
API
Javadoc
Source notes
Module
references
Design documentation
Design diagrams
Design notes
Planning resources
Roadmap
Issue/defect
reports
Enhancement
charts
To do/task
lists
Missing
features
Requests for
enhancement (RFE)
Persistent
trouble reports
Plugins/modules that need removing
Plugins/modules that need hosting
Software
Resources
Binary object libraries
Source libraries
Binary releases
Source releases
Source Repositories
Daily source
snapshots
Usage
Compilation
Tutorials/how-to guides
“Readme”
files
Installation
Tutorials/how-to guides
“Readme”
files
Installation notes
Configuration
Tutorials/how-to guides
“Readme”
setup files
User manuals
Use
Tutorials/How-tos
Getting started
Security tips
Security reports/vulnerability
lists
Platform specific notes
Basic functionality
User manuals
Feature/Functionality lists
Basic
Advanced
Management
Managerial
responsibilities
3rd party/External
relations
Development
How-to integrate software
with/into other projects
Financial contributor
How-to guides for sponsoring the projects
Legal contributor