When it comes to putting together an open source project, a little up-front footwork goes a long way. Issues pertaining to licensing, distribution, support options and even branding require thinking ahead if you want your project to flourish, and to stay safe. Fortunately, just as free availability is a mantra for open source products, it is for many helpful resources too.
In this post, I'll round up a number of good, free resources to pay attention to if you're doing an open source project--or if your organization is deploying open source software.