Re: Research survey: Impact of Microsoft Acquisition of GitHub

Dear contributors=2C  =


I am happy to announce that we are ready to release preliminary results =
of the =22Developer Perception to Microsoft=27s acquisition of GitHub=22=
 survey=2E These results can be accessed at =22  https=3A//naist-se=2Egi=
thub=2Eio/study-of-microsofts-github-acquisition/=22=2E Again thank you =
for your participation and please feel free to share or discuss these re=
sults=2E  =


Best Regards=2C  =


Natnaree  =


(cc=2E Shade=2C Raula=2C Hideaki)  =


On 07/09/18 01=3A39 PM=2C =22Asavaseri Natnaree=22 =3Cnatnaree=2Easavase=
ri=2Emt9=40is=2Enaist=2Ejp=3E wrote=3A
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=3E Dear DragonFly developers=2C=C2=A0
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=3E I am Natnaree Asavaseri and currently undertaking a research interns=
hip at Nara Institute of Science and Technology=2C Japan=2E Note that we=
 are not biased to either GitHub or Microsoft=2C and this is purely from=
 an empirical research perspective=2E=C2=A0
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=3E As a part of my research in the field of Software Engineering (SE)=2C=
 my professors and I are analyzing the impact of Microsoft=27s acquisiti=
on of GitHub=2E The main purpose of my survey is understanding how devel=
opers perceive the Microsoft=27s acquisition of GitHub=2C especially fro=
m contributors to Linux distributions and BSD families=2E If the survey =
is successful=2C we will publish our findings at SE academic venues (jou=
rnals or conference)=2E
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=3E So please consider voicing your opinion by allowing us up to 5 minut=
es to complete my short survey=2E=C2=A0
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=3E https=3A//goo=2Egl/forms/lbIL5qsinDRQyTaK2 =

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=3E We would like to remind you that participation in this survey is com=
pletely voluntary and your identity is hidden for anonymity=2E Thank you=
 for your time in advance=2E=C2=A0
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=3E Best regards=2C=C2=A0
=3E =

=3E Natnaree (cc Shade=2C Raula=2C Hideaki)
=3E Nara Institute of Science and Technology=2C Japan