This dialogue will take place on November 7th at 12pm CT and will explore how free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) projects adapt their work processes to recruit new contributors and build the project communities that they want, and how FLOSS projects redesign collaboration processes within different environments and moments in project lifecycles. Professor Igor Steinmacher (Northern Arizona University) will be joining Matt Gaughan (Northwestern University) to present recent research on topics including:
- Documentation practices in FLOSS projects
- Disconnect between guidelines and reality
- Sustainability challenges in FOSS communities
- Community-based governance redevelopment
- Structural shifts for long-term health
A full session description is on our website. Register online.
What is a Dialogue?
The Science of Community Dialogue Series is a series of conversations between researchers, experts, community organizers, and other people who are interested in how communities work, collaborate, and succeed. You can watch this short introduction video with Aaron Shaw.
What is the CDSC?
The Community Data Science Collective (CDSC) is an interdisciplinary research group made of up of faculty and students at the University of Washington Department of Communication, the Northwestern University Department of Communication Studies, the Carleton College Computer Science Department, the School of Information at UT Austin, and the Purdue University School of Communication.
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