01278nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245004600055210004300101260004200144520091700186100001701103856003601120       2010                        eng d  a1913-610200aEditorial: Success Factors (January 2010)0 aEditorial Success Factors January 2010  aOttawabTalent First Networkc01/20103 aThe editorial theme for the January issue of the OSBR is "success factors". Which factors separate the open source projects that provide quality software and receive wide-spread adoption from other projects which are not well maintained? What traits should a business look for when considering which open source software to use? How does a company decide which open source project to contribute to, partner with, or use as a base to build its products or services? 

The authors in this issue explore: the importance of well defined processes, the value of documentation to end users, the diverse tasks of a community manager, the value provided by participants who don't contribute code, and how a community can assist in creating training materials. Each concentrates on a particular success factor, and as a whole, provide a fuller picture of what to look for in a successful open source project or company.1 aLavigne, Dru  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/314