Add checklists for issue template

Step 6: Add checklist to ISSUE_TEMPLATE

tl;dr When an individual or team is contemplating releasing a project as open source, there will be a number of steps for them to complete. The first step will be to open an issue in this repository. In this pull request, we will create an ISSUE_TEMPLATE which will contain the tracking checklist for releasing a project as open source and some key questions for them to consider.

Partners in this process

You may want to @ mention the individuals responsible for legal, compliance, security and marketing to be your partners in this step.

Using the checklist

This checklist should be the one-stop-shop for open sourcing repositories in your organization.

A great open source checklist:

Is the canonical source of truth for the steps to be taken before open sourcing a project
Contains appropriate links to enable project maintainers to complete the process with minimal support
Includes appropriate information on the teams or individuals to mention at each stage of the process
Demands 100% compliance. All of the boxes should be checked or an issue comment added about why a specific step isn't necessary BEFORE a project is released as open source.

Activity: Create a checklist for new issues about open sourcing projects

This checklist will be a work in progress as you complete the other steps in this repository. We recommend that you keep this pull request open and add new links/steps as indicated in the process:

Directly on this branch, update the placeholder text in the ISSUE_TEMPLATE as appropriate for your organization.
Add links to documents that are external to this repository, like an employee IP agreement.
Add steps you will require maintainers to complete.
Remove steps you will not require maintainers to complete.
When you're ready to move on, merge this pull request.

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