# Attribution And Source Notes

This skill is based on the official Open Source Guides project and should keep attribution attached to the source material it summarizes.

## Primary Sources

- Open Source Guides site: <https://opensource.guide/>
- Upstream repository: <https://github.com/github/opensource.guide>
- Repository README: <https://github.com/github/opensource.guide/blob/main/README.md>
- Personas: <https://github.com/github/opensource.guide/blob/main/docs/personas.md>
- Content model: <https://github.com/github/opensource.guide/blob/main/docs/content-model.md>
- Style guide: <https://github.com/github/opensource.guide/blob/main/docs/styleguide.md>

## Article URLs

- <https://opensource.guide/starting-a-project/>
- <https://opensource.guide/how-to-contribute/>
- <https://opensource.guide/finding-users/>
- <https://opensource.guide/building-community/>
- <https://opensource.guide/best-practices/>
- <https://opensource.guide/leadership-and-governance/>
- <https://opensource.guide/getting-paid/>
- <https://opensource.guide/code-of-conduct/>
- <https://opensource.guide/metrics/>
- <https://opensource.guide/legal/>
- <https://opensource.guide/maintaining-balance-for-open-source-maintainers/>
- <https://opensource.guide/security-best-practices-for-your-project/>

## License Notes

Per the upstream README, Open Source Guides content is released under `CC-BY-4.0`.

Use this skill in a way that respects that license:

- summarize in your own words
- link back to the official source
- preserve attribution when quoting or closely paraphrasing
- avoid bundling large copied sections of article text into the skill

## Scope Notes

- The guides represent curated community practice, not legal advice.
- The guides are not GitHub-product documentation.
- Legal and security sections should be framed as general guidance unless the user asks for deeper domain-specific help.
