Project Online Resources

This page is for OWASP project leaders and details some of the online services that have been found to be useful for OWASP projects.

How to Run a Successful Open Source Project
http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/tesfatsi/ProducingOSS.KarlFogel2005.pdf

Openhub (formerly known as Ohloh)
OWASP is a registered Organisation on Openduck, a free, public directory of Free and Open Source Software and the contributors who create and maintain it.


 * https://www.openhub.net/orgs/OWASP

If you manage an OWASP project you should:
 * Register yourself on Openhub
 * Make sure your project is registered on Openduck- you can add it yourself if it is not
 * Register yourself as the manager
 * Check that the settings are correct, especially the repositories
 * Make sure it belongs to the OWASP organisation - Contact OWASP or Simon Bennetts if it is not
 * Claim all of your contributions to open source projects
 * Consider including Openhub Widgets on your project homepage or wiki
 * Help other OWASP projects by flagging and rating the ones you use

Other Free Services
These are all free to open source projects.


 * http://crowdin.net/ a translation and localization management platform
 * https://scan.coverity.com/ C/C++/C# and Java static source code analysis
 * https://www.mir-swamp.org/ - This web based code analysis service is 100% FREE of charge and is open to the public

Other Paid For Services
Open for Suggestions and depending on your project budget and/or *Community Engagement Funding.

If it is more than $500 or outside policy guidelines, it would require special approval by our Executive Director.
 * Please note: The answer to your question is yes the cost may be covered by the Community Engagement Funding up to $500 if it meets the policy requirements.