Hi all It was brought to my attention (thanks Gard) that by posting the announcement as a response to an email on EU regulation this polluted that other thread. I had assumed that changing the title of the email would create a new thread. Apologies for that, it was an honest mistake. So - as requested - reposting the announcement below. I am aware someone has already commented about the survey, will respond in due course.
cheers Mathieu =-=-= The 2023 Debian Project survey: Sustainability is now open! https://dcpc.limesurvey.net/382488?lang=en Thanks again to all the participants in the 2016 Debian Project survey. An astounding 1,479 people responded to this first edition. The 2016 survey results are available in an open-access report published in 2021: 2016 Debian Project survey: Work and volunteers, available here:https://apo.org.au/node/315293 We (researchers Mathieu O’Neil, Sebastien Broca, Xiaolan Cai, Angela Daly, Molly de Blanc, Cecilia Rikap, Sebastien Shulz and Stefano Zacchiroli) are following up with a new survey, for three reasons. 1-We want to track the project’s evolution since 2016: what has changed, what remains the same when it comes to roles, contributor characteristics and the presence of paid work in the project. 2-We want to focus on the economic sustainability of Debian and FOSS, in the context of threats to openness posed by new mechanisms such as Software as a Service and potential threats to sustainability such as ‘free riding’. What should happen so that FOSS projects continue to be maintained appropriately? 3-We are interested to find out what the community thinks about the environmental impacts of FOSS development, and possible ways to reduce these impacts. We want to hear from as many Debian contributors as possible—whether you've submitted a bug report, attended a DebConf, reviewed translations, maintained packages, participated in Debian teams, or are a Debian Developer. Completing the survey should take 10-20 minutes, depending on your current involvement with the project. About the survey: • We are using LimeSurvey, an online survey platform developed with free and open source code. • Survey responses are anonymous, IP and HTTP information are not logged, and all questions are optional. As it is still likely possible to determine who a respondent is based on their answers, results will only be distributed in aggregate form, in a way that does not allow de-anonymisation. • The results of the survey will be analyzed as part of ongoing research work by the organizers. A report discussing the results will be published under a DFSG-free license and distributed to the Debian community as soon as it's ready. • The raw, disaggregated answers will not be distributed and will be kept under the responsibility of the organizers. We hope you will fill out the Debian Contributor Survey. The deadline for participation is: December 15, 2023. You can find the survey here: https://dcpc.limesurvey.net/382488?lang=en If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us via email at: Mathieu O’Neil [email protected]
