So you're thinking of creating an open source community around your code? Here are some things you ought to know before you make your plans too firm.Community Types: There is no single "open source community." Rather, there are many groups of people gathered around many free software commons.
Those gatherings are themselves of several different types; you really need to understand those differences.Payment at the Point of Value: Open source is of course free software. "Free" doesn't mean the same to everyone.Open Core Is Bad For You: The "open core" business model is popular with VC-funded startup companies but does not deliver the core freedoms from which lasting business value for customers is derived.Transparency and Privacy: The key success factor in an open source community is the equality of all the participants.
A strong community is characterized by high levels of transparency about the project coupled with strong respect for the privacy of the participants.
