Building a community around your open source project (Red Hat Magazine)

Red Hat Magazine has some nice ideas about building a community around an open source project. "If you have an open source project, most likely you are a designer/developer and not a marketer. Marketing is part of the job though (sorry!), but it doesn't have to take a lot of effort. For starters, think of the related mailing lists you are active on. If you aren't active on any mailing lists, start! Open source lives through free exchange of email. If you see a problem posted that might be solved by your software, it's perfectly acceptable to mention your app. Other projects may exist as alternatives to your own, and you want to respect them, as you want to also respect other users on the lists. Help, but don't advertise."

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