Community Perspective Discussion
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This page frames the discussion for how members of various FOSS/HFOSS communities view new contributors as well as how the growth of a newbie into a full contributor is accomplished. | This page frames the discussion for how members of various FOSS/HFOSS communities view new contributors as well as how the growth of a newbie into a full contributor is accomplished. | ||
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# How important is it to attract new contributors? | # How important is it to attract new contributors? | ||
#* What percentage of effort is spent on attracting newbies? | #* What percentage of effort is spent on attracting newbies? | ||
#* What is the impact on project future? | #* What is the impact on project future? | ||
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# How do projects attract new contributors? | # How do projects attract new contributors? | ||
#* What is it about a project that draws new users? Domain? Technology? Community? | #* What is it about a project that draws new users? Domain? Technology? Community? | ||
#* What techniques have been successful for drawing new contributors? | #* What techniques have been successful for drawing new contributors? | ||
#* What challenges do you face in attracting new contributors? | #* What challenges do you face in attracting new contributors? | ||
| − | + | # What are the onramps for your project? | |
| + | #* Have you developed learning activities or resources to help in on-ramp? | ||
| + | #** This might be as simple as a brief tour of the project site pointing out features for potential contributors | ||
# How do projects retain contributors? | # How do projects retain contributors? | ||
#* What techniques have been successful for retaining contributors? | #* What techniques have been successful for retaining contributors? | ||
#* How do you guide contributors towards increasing value to the project? | #* How do you guide contributors towards increasing value to the project? | ||
#** How successful have you been with this? | #** How successful have you been with this? | ||
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# What skills/knowledge should a potential contributor have? | # What skills/knowledge should a potential contributor have? | ||
#* What is the minimum set of knowledge/skills contributors need to get started? | #* What is the minimum set of knowledge/skills contributors need to get started? | ||
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#* How do you convey the need for more advanced knowledge? How do you "grow" newbies? | #* How do you convey the need for more advanced knowledge? How do you "grow" newbies? | ||
#* What are the biggest learning curve issues for newbies? | #* What are the biggest learning curve issues for newbies? | ||
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#* Where do you suggest newbies start? | #* Where do you suggest newbies start? | ||
#* What role do you hope that new contributors play in your project? | #* What role do you hope that new contributors play in your project? | ||
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#* What kinds of contributions are most likely to be accepted by the project? | #* What kinds of contributions are most likely to be accepted by the project? | ||
#* Do you use different approaches/techniques for newbies versus people that appear to have some background? | #* Do you use different approaches/techniques for newbies versus people that appear to have some background? | ||
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# What advice would you give instructors on how to approach and work with a project? | # What advice would you give instructors on how to approach and work with a project? | ||
#* What should instructors do to ensure interactions with students is a plus? | #* What should instructors do to ensure interactions with students is a plus? | ||
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#* What should instructors do to ensure successful interactions over time? | #* What should instructors do to ensure successful interactions over time? | ||
#* How can instructors give back to the community? | #* How can instructors give back to the community? | ||
| − | + | # How can foss2serve bridge the gap between education and HFOSS projects? | |
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#* How can we make student participation work better for all concerned? | #* How can we make student participation work better for all concerned? | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 2 February 2016
This page frames the discussion for how members of various FOSS/HFOSS communities view new contributors as well as how the growth of a newbie into a full contributor is accomplished.
- How important is it to attract new contributors?
- What percentage of effort is spent on attracting newbies?
- What is the impact on project future?
- How do projects attract new contributors?
- What is it about a project that draws new users? Domain? Technology? Community?
- What techniques have been successful for drawing new contributors?
- What challenges do you face in attracting new contributors?
- What are the onramps for your project?
- Have you developed learning activities or resources to help in on-ramp?
- This might be as simple as a brief tour of the project site pointing out features for potential contributors
- Have you developed learning activities or resources to help in on-ramp?
- How do projects retain contributors?
- What techniques have been successful for retaining contributors?
- How do you guide contributors towards increasing value to the project?
- How successful have you been with this?
- What skills/knowledge should a potential contributor have?
- What is the minimum set of knowledge/skills contributors need to get started?
- What more advanced knowledge is valuable?
- How do you convey the need for more advanced knowledge? How do you "grow" newbies?
- What are the biggest learning curve issues for newbies?
- Where do you suggest newbies start?
- What role do you hope that new contributors play in your project?
- What kinds of contributions work best for new contributors?
- What kinds of contributions are most likely to be accepted by the project?
- Do you use different approaches/techniques for newbies versus people that appear to have some background?
- What advice would you give instructors on how to approach and work with a project?
- What should instructors do to ensure interactions with students is a plus?
- What is the right way to approach a project in order to ensure successful interactions?
- What should instructors do to ensure successful interactions over time?
- How can instructors give back to the community?
- How can foss2serve bridge the gap between education and HFOSS projects?
- How can we make student participation work better for all concerned?
