Org or com domain for open source project site?

Question

Let's say I have an open project called Some Project. Would you recommend hosting the project site under someproject.com or someproject.org, and why? I realize that .org suits an open source project better, but I'm afraid that on longer term, I may want to (cough...) start making money out of it, and .org would become misleading, while moving to .com could cause troubles in the sense of SEO and promotion. I hope someone could shed some light on this dilemma.

Answer 1

Register both, use the .org for the open project, save the .com for if/when you need it.

Answer 2

Register both. Use .org as the main domain, .com is supposed to be for commercial ventures but you wouldn't want it to be taken by a domain squatter.

Answer 3

The definition of .org (from various sources) is "top-level Internet domain used by associations and non-profit organizations mostly in the U.S. and Canada." So, this could become misleading (not that people don't do it). I would follow the lead of WordPress, where .org is the Open Source project and .com is the commercial entity.

Answer 4

Depends what the project is. For example, .fm is often used for music sites.

Either way, if your project rocks, it doesn't matter.