From the project that keeps on giving... third collection of lessons drawn from my personal experience as the creator of the small-scale open source Docsify-This project (built with the magical documentation site generator Docsify.js.org)
- Project Scope
- Project size and complexity
- Project Velocity
- Development speed of project
- Release Frequency
- Test and production build processes and frequency
- Required Maintenance
- Amount of on-going effort for maintenance
- Additional Contributors
- If other contributors are desired, consider amount of coordination and community support required
- Project Documentation
- Level of project documentation required (for users and if required developers)
- Audience Communications
- Volume of communication with the project audience
- Financial Support
- Ability to support paid services/development
- Supplemental Benefits
- Related non-financial benefits with other endeavours, i.e. networking
- Passion and Values
- Strength of ties to personal passion and values
Sustainable by Design: Open Source Project Sustainability for Individual Creators
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This post is part of the 🌱 Sustainable Open Source Projects Pack - a collection of posts about building projects you can maintain in the long run.