Hi, I was also interviewed and had a nice chat with them. I'm looking forward to what they discover. They already provided done interesting information on an ex-incubating project that is different to most others, will be interesting to see if they can find out why.
Justin On Thu, 15 Apr 2021, 7:51 am P. Taylor Goetz, <ptgo...@gmail.com> wrote: > They contacted me directly and I agreed. Apparently I was the first > interview today. > > They are super nice and extremely appreciative of participation. What they > are doing is also really interesting and the results of the study will > likely benefit the Incubator and the ASF. > > I highly recommend other mentors, whether past or present, participate if > requested. > > -Taylor > > > On Apr 7, 2021, at 8:57 PM, Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > A National Science Foundation-funding research team may be asking you > for an interview to help them understand the ASF mentoring program. > > > > They are interested in mentors experiences and perspectives in the > Incubator and understand how mentors contribute to the successful > graduation of podlings. The team is sending requests to some mentors for an > interview. I’ll be taking part, and I hope you do as well. They are > interested in sharing any results of their research with us. I think their > insights would be a great help to the Incubator and current and future > mentors. > > > > Here’s a brief overview of the project: > > > > “Jumpstarting Successful Open-Source Software Projects With > Evidence-Based Rules and Structures” is a National Science > Foundation-funded project that aims to understand how governance impacts > the success of open source software. The multidisciplinary research team > includes empirical software engineers and social scientists with diverse > expertise in research methods--including publicly available data, > interviews, and surveys--working together to understand sustainability in > contributions to open-source software. > > > > If you want to know more about the project, please ask. > > > > Kind Regards, > > Justin > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >
