Open Source Guides is a collection of educational resources for individuals, communities, and companies learning how to create and contribute to open-source projects.
The project addresses a gap in available guidance for open-source creators by aggregating community best practices rather than prescribing a single approach. It draws on examples and quotations from practitioners across the ecosystem to illustrate practical advice, grounding recommendations in real-world experience rather than corporate preference.
The guides suit anyone starting or maintaining an open-source project who wants to learn from established patterns. They work best as a reference for foundational questions about project structure, contribution workflows, and community management. The material is not specific to GitHub products despite GitHub's curation role, making it applicable across platforms and project types.
The project maintains an open contribution model through Jekyll-powered site infrastructure, with a documented process for community feedback and additions. Development activity reflects steady engagement with the resource as a living document rather than a static archive.
