Hi Martin, On Apr 12, 2012, at 4:23 AM, Martin Schönberger wrote:
> Dear developers of XWiki! > > I am a student of Software Engineering at the Vienna University of > Technology and currently writing my master thesis on project management > and the development methods used in open source projects. In my research > I analyzed open source development and compared it with elements found > in various proprietary approaches, both agile and well-defined. > > But to provide balanced and up-to-date results my work relies on first- > hand information and expert opinion, for which I need your help. XWiki > matches my criteria regarding size, activity and available information > and I would be glad to include it in my case study. > > I am looking for an interview partner with good insight into the project > structure and a solid overview of all stages of development, ideally a > member of the core team with long-term dedication to the project. We work as a team here on this project so I propose that when you have a question you send it to the list and we'll answer it. Unless some committers want to chat privately with you of course but it would be better for information dissemination that it happens in the open. Hey you've learnt the first lesson of our project: do everything in the open! ;) > The interview would take about 20 minutes on Skype (or a similar phone- > based tool). If you prefer a written chat, that can be arranged as well. > My daily schedule is flexible, so whatever time suits you best should > work for me. > > The subject areas I would like to cover in the interview are XWiki's: > > * Development flow and release cycles > * Social structures, responsibilities and decision making > * Code structure and architectural considerations > * Special conditions caused by the open source environment All this is documented already at http://dev.xwiki.org Have you taken the time to read it yet? I suggest you read it first, then if you still have question, ask them here and we'll be glad to answer them or complete our documentation. Good luck in your study and thanks for picking XWiki! -Vincent > I realize your time might be scarce, but if you decide to contribute to > this case study your help shall be all the more appreciated. Once > finished I will gladly share my results and any new insights gained on > the topic with you. > > Kind regards, > > Martin Schönberger > ([email protected]) > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
