Listing criteria

OSS Eligibility Criteria

Requirements for adding your open source project to ossium.in. Meet these guidelines and submit your project for review.

Criterion 1

Open Source License

Your project must have a valid open source license.

  • Approved OSI (Open Source Initiative) license
  • Clear LICENSE file in repository root
  • Examples: MIT, Apache 2.0, GPL, BSD

Criterion 2

Active Development

Project should show signs of active maintenance.

  • Recent commits (within last 6 months)
  • Active issue/PR management
  • Responsive to community contributions

Criterion 3

Documentation

Proper documentation helps users understand your project.

  • Comprehensive README.md file
  • Installation and usage instructions
  • Contributing guidelines (optional but recommended)

Criterion 4

Public Repository

Project must be publicly accessible.

  • Hosted on GitHub
  • Public visibility (not private)
  • Minimum 17 stars on GitHub
  • No restricted access requirements

Criterion 5

Code Quality

Maintain good coding standards.

  • Clean, readable code structure
  • No malicious or harmful code
  • Follows best practices for the language/framework

Criterion 6

Community Value

Project should provide value to the community.

  • Solves a real problem or need
  • Unique or improved solution
  • Not a simple tutorial or learning project

Additional notes

  • Projects must adhere to community standards and codes of conduct
  • Logo, name, and banner must not contain offensive or inappropriate content
  • Projects must remain open source even after being listed on ossium.in
  • Only main projects with proper icons will be considered

Ready to list?

If your project meets the criteria above, submit it for review. We only list main projects with proper icons.

Submit your project

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