As per a discussion with wolftune. --- community/team-engagement.page | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/community/team-engagement.page b/community/team-engagement.page index 804fac9..890d1a6 100644 --- a/community/team-engagement.page +++ b/community/team-engagement.page @@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ Organizations need some meetings, and when run well, they can produce powerful r * To set major priorities, especially for the long term * To conduct project post-mortems in order to reflect on what succeeded and what needs improvement +## Starting a project + +* Be social. Talk to your friends about your project. Talk to their friends about it. Talk about it in public IRC channels. Post about it on Reddit. It's okay if it's not "ready" yet -- just get the word out and find people interested. +* Get people involved. See the rest of this document for help here. +* Make it a community effort. It isn't *your* project; it's *our* project. Let your new contributors have a say in the direction. +* If they've earned it, give people titles. Titles are fun and motivating, and they don't cost you anything. Don't give them out recklessly, but if people start accumulating real responsibilities, let them now! Titles are an honour in FLO projects. +* Ask for help. Even if you do all the work for the project itself, reaching out to advisors can be helpful in finding direction. Maybe someone in `#snowdrift` can help bounce ideas off. +* If you can, a co-founder is even better. +* Open it out of your circle. It's one thing to build a project that appeals to enthusiasts. It's another to make it appeal to non-enthusiasts. You'll never please everybody, but you can always broaden your project's domain. + ## Resources * [OpenHatch](http://openhatch.org) helps new volunteers get involved in FLO software development -- 2.11.0 _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list Dev@lists.snowdrift.coop https://lists.snowdrift.coop/mailman/listinfo/dev
