The open source canvas
A simple, fast and powerful way to plan your next open source project
The open source canvas is a simple framework based on the business model canvas to model and define open source projects. The focus of the canvas is on open source projects that co-exist and support commercial software offerings - like open core projects.
The open source canvas covers all major aspects of an open source projects
- Project Goals and value for end users
- Community and project building
- Relation and co-existance with commercial product offerings
The canvas is currently available as a pdf template on Github. New formats will be released soon.