Re: Open Source Organizational Culture

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I would recommend sending the email to [email protected], but be aware that
Apache participants, due to our visible spot in the open source ecosystem,
get a *lot*  of surveys and tend to ignore most of them.

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Rich Bowen, mobile edition
[email protected]
On Apr 22, 2014 10:02 AM, "Storm-Olsen, Marius" <
[email protected]> wrote:

>  =E2=80=8B
>  Hi,
>
> As part of the research into a thesis on Open Source Organizational
> Culture, I want to send out a short survey to the Apache organization.
> However, given that the Apache community is so large, with numerous
> individual projects under its umbrella, I wanted to check with the
> community list first; both to seek explicit permission for doing so, and =
to
> figure out what would be the best way to send out such a survey without
> "spamming" the community.
>
> The survey is short (10-15 minutes), and the results - with raw but
> anonymized data - will be public, and available to the whole Open Source
> community. The larger the participation, the more statistically relevant
> data, and the better we can interpret the results across OSS as a whole.
>
> I have included the email I would want to send out below, for your
> consideration.
>
> Sincerely,
> Marius Storm-Olsen
>
> ------
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to request your participation in a survey on
>     Open Source Organizational Culture,
> which will provide valuable insight into how Open Source projects are run=
,
> how their participants act, how they might change going forward, and how
> particular Open Source projects compare with one another and with
> traditional business cultures. The survey will take 10-15 minutes to
> complete.
>
>     http://bit.ly/OSOCAS2014
>
>
> Why?
> ----
> The survey will be used as part of my thesis on Open Source Organizationa=
l
> Culture at BI Norwegian Business School (www.bi.no/en, or www.bi.edu),
> but in true Open Source spirit the raw - but anonymized - results will be
> open for all. So, your Open Source project will be able to massage and
> dissect the results any way you wish, and see how you compare with other
> projects out there.
>
> Up until now, most research in Open Source culture has been based on
> mining mailing lists to find out how people act, who they interact with,
> and how projects organize themselves.
>
> In this research we would rather ask the participants directly about how =
a
> project is managed and what should change for the project to be
> spectacularly successful.
>
> When?
> -----
>
> The survey is open now through May 1st.
>
> Where?
> ------
>
> The bit.ly address brings you to the following survey
>
>      https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1587798/osocas-2014
>
> Remember that you can save your progress at any time and come back to the
> survey at a later point when you have time to finish it.
>
> Who are you?
> ------------
> My name is Marius Storm-Olsen, and I am currently working on a thesis on
> Open Source Organizational Culture. I've been an active part of Open Sour=
ce
> for years, most notably on the Qt and Git projects. Although I have my ow=
n
> experiences to draw on in the thesis, they do not qualify for the Open
> Source community at large, hence the survey.
>
> How to help?
> ------------
> If you want to help, feel free to forward this email to any Open Source
> project you would want to participate the survey. Once you have send the
> invitation, please either send me an email with the name of the project, =
or
> update the table shown on
>
>     https://github.com/mstormo/OSOCAS/wiki
>
>
> I do hope you can participate, and thank you for your consideration!
>
>
> Best regards,
> Marius Storm-Olsen
>
>

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<p dir=3D"ltr">I would recommend sending the email to [email protected], but b=
e aware that Apache participants, due to our visible spot in the open sourc=
e ecosystem, get a *lot*=C2=A0 of surveys and tend to ignore most of them. =
</p>

<p dir=3D"ltr">-- <br>
Rich Bowen, mobile edition<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Apr 22, 2014 10:02 AM, &quot;Storm-Olsen, Mar=
ius&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Marius.St=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote =
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">
<p>=E2=80=8B<br>
</p>
Hi,<br>
<br>
As part of the research into a thesis on Open Source Organizational Culture=
, I want to send out a short survey to the Apache organization. However, gi=
ven that the Apache community is so large, with numerous individual project=
s under its umbrella, I wanted to
 check with the community list first; both to seek explicit permission for =
doing so, and to figure out what would be the best way to send out such a s=
urvey without &quot;spamming&quot; the community.<br>
<br>
The survey is short (10-15 minutes), and the results - with raw but anonymi=
zed data - will be public, and available to the whole Open Source community=
. The larger the participation, the more statistically relevant data, and t=
he better we can interpret the results
 across OSS as a whole.<br>
<br>
I have included the email I would want to send out below, for your consider=
ation.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Marius Storm-Olsen<br>
<br>
------ <br>
<br>
Hi,<br>
<br>
I would like to request your participation in a survey on<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Open Source Organizational Culture, <br>
which will provide valuable insight into how Open Source projects are run, =
how their participants act, how they might change going forward, and how pa=
rticular Open Source projects compare with one another and with traditional=
 business cultures. The survey will
 take 10-15 minutes to complete.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://bit.ly/OSOCAS2014" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttp://bit.ly/OSOCAS2014</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Why?<br>
----<br>
The survey will be used as part of my thesis on Open Source Organizational =
Culture at BI Norwegian Business School (<a href=3D"http://www.bi.no/en" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">www.bi.no/en</a>, or
<a href=3D"http://www.bi.edu" target=3D"_blank">www.bi.edu</a>), but in tru=
e Open Source spirit the raw - but anonymized - results will be open for al=
l. So, your Open Source project will be able to massage and dissect the res=
ults any way you wish,
 and see how you compare with other projects out there.<br>
<br>
Up until now, most research in Open Source culture has been based on mining=
 mailing lists to find out how people act, who they interact with, and how =
projects organize themselves.<br>
<br>
In this research we would rather ask the participants directly about how a =
project is managed and what should change for the project to be spectacular=
ly successful.<br>
<br>
When?<br>
-----<br>
<br>
The survey is open now through May 1st.<br>
<br>
Where?<br>
------<br>
<br>
The <a href=3D"http://bit.ly" target=3D"_blank">bit.ly</a> address brings y=
ou to the following survey<br>
<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <a href=3D"https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1587798/=
osocas-2014" target=3D"_blank">
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1587798/osocas-2014</a><br>
<br>
Remember that you can save your progress at any time and come back to the s=
urvey at a later point when you have time to finish it.<br>
<br>
Who are you?<br>
------------<br>
My name is Marius Storm-Olsen, and I am currently working on a thesis on Op=
en Source Organizational Culture. I&#39;ve been an active part of Open Sour=
ce for years, most notably on the Qt and Git projects. Although I have my o=
wn experiences to draw on in the thesis,
 they do not qualify for the Open Source community at large, hence the surv=
ey.<br>
<br>
How to help?<br>
------------<br>
If you want to help, feel free to forward this email to any Open Source pro=
ject you would want to participate the survey. Once you have send the invit=
ation, please either send me an email with the name of the project, or upda=
te the table shown on<br>

<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <a href=3D"https://github.com/mstormo/OSOCAS/wiki" targe=
t=3D"_blank">
https://github.com/mstormo/OSOCAS/wiki</a><br>
<br>
<br>
I do hope you can participate, and thank you for your consideration!<br>
<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Marius Storm-Olsen<br>
<br>
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</div>

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