Peer review is a helpful tool for ensuring high-quality, reliable, and maintainable software. In this document, we share insights discussed in the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative’s Essential Open Source Software program community call held on January 29, 2025, featuring rOpenSci’s Noam Ross.
Open source software (OSS) projects are increasingly interested in tracking the impact of their packages and the health of their communities. The motivation to measure these attributes comes from both internal needs and external demands: Internally, project leaders use these measurements to set development roadmaps, make strategic decisions about resource allocation, and ensure that they are providing a welcoming, productive environment for contributors and users. Externally, projects use impact and health measurements to raise funds, report to funders, market their tools, and support career development for people who have contributed.
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This set of simple rules is applicable to open organizations that rely on contributors who may have other jobs or responsibilities, may work across various organizations, and are not obligated to contribute to the open effort.
A cheklist of issues to take into account when managing a Open Source Project