FLOSS 2013 : a survey dataset about free software contributors. Challenges for curating, sharing and combining

G. Robles, L. Arjona-Reina, B.N. Vasilescu, A. Serebrenik, J.M. González-Barahona

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    Abstract

    In this data paper we describe a data set obtained by means of performing an on-line survey to over 2,000 Free Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) contributors. The survey includes questions related to personal characteristics (gender, age, civil status, nationality, etc.), education and level of English, professional status, dedication to FLOSS projects, reasons and motivations, involvement and goals. We describe as well the possibilities and challenges of using private information from the survey when linked with other, publicly available data sources. In this regard, an example of data sharing will be presented and legal, ethical and technical issues will be discussed.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication11th Working Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR '14, Hyderabad, India, May 31-June 1, 2014)
    EditorsP.T. Devanbu, S. Kim, M. Pinzger
    Place of PublicationNew York NY
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
    Pages396-399
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-2863-0
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    Event11th Working Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR 2014) - Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad, India
    Duration: 31 May 20141 Jun 2014
    Conference number: 11
    http://2014.msrconf.org/

    Conference

    Conference11th Working Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR 2014)
    Abbreviated titleMSR 2014
    Country/TerritoryIndia
    CityHyderabad
    Period31/05/141/06/14
    OtherConference co-located with the 36th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2014)
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