When_To_Make_Your_Own_Repository.md

When and How to Make Your Own Repository for Your Project

When to make a community contribution:

1. You have methods to demonstrate
2. You have generic utilities to share
3. Static project
4. You want extra peer review

When to make a new repo

1. You are making a standalone script or documentation
2. Project software or documentation that is non-generic and not easly repurposed by the geospatial community
3. Security requires you have ownership and control of your project
4. Different contribution guidelines

Before you make a new repo

1. Follow the BC Open Source Developement Employee Guide:
   BC-Open-Source-Developement-Employee-Guide - Initiating a new project

2. Join the BCGOV organization on github

3. Create your repo, ensuring you:

   • include a license
   • create the minimum content requirements; README.md,CONTRIBUTING.mb,and license files
   • create a CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md for contributors

4. CREATE TAG 'bcgov-gis' tag to enable GIS Repo Indexing

   • bcgov-gis
   • bcgov-gis-ce
   • bcgov-gis-wildfire
   • bcgov-gis-luppe

Resource Links

How To Cheat Sheet

BC Open Source Development Employee Guide

• Principles for Participation
• Browsing and Consuming Material in GitHub
• Approval Requirements
• Approaches to Collaborating/Contributing
• Appropriate Use
• Conflict of Interest, Privacy and Intellectual Property
• Licenses
• Security

BCGov GitHub Organization "How To"

• Guidance
  • Joining the BCGov on GitHub
  • GitHub Basics Course
  • Creating and Deleting Repos
  • Forking repos in the bcgov org
  • Naming Repos
  • Using Licenses
  • OCIO Open Source Software Guide
• Templates
  • Sample Contributing File
  • Sample ReadMe File
  • Sample Contributor Code of Conduct
• Check Lists
  • Content Approval Check List