The document outlines 7 rules for managing an open source community, including leading by example, getting off the computer to interact with the community in person, being transparent, building consensus even when you think you're right, recognizing you may not always be right, centralizing the community, and that open source is about more than just the license but also includes freedoms like adapting and improving the program. It also mentions the project has 20,000 downloads per day and provides contact information for the author.