Dear Moderator
Please could you spare a few minutes of your time to complete a survey. This survey is aimed at studying the role of Open Source Software Development (OSSD) in the enhancement of technical skills of software developers and any negative effect that it has had in the learning and practicing the standard software development lifecycle.
The purpose of this survey is to provide insight into the motivations and organizational aspects of Open Source Software Development (OSSD).
It is in this regard that I would be very grateful if you could post the below announcement in your group so that a number of software developers could be attracted to fillout and assist our research.
Announcement:
We are researchers at Punjab University College of Information Technology, and are in particular interested in studying the role of Open Source Software Development (OSSD) in the enhancement of technical skills of software developers and any negative effect that it has had in the learning and practicing the standard software development lifecycle. To that end, we have designed a survey that aims to understand motivations, organizational aspects and any negative effects of Open Source Sofware Development from a software developer's perspective.
If you are an Open Source Software developer, kindly assist us in our survey by filling this questionnaire available at the URL below. It is not necessary to divulge any confidential information and no reference will be made to any particular organization arising from the results of the questionnaire. it should take not more than 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire.
To participate please click the link below or copy it into your web browser.
http://kwiksurveys.com?u=OSS2011
Kind Regards
Mehwish Kayani
Punjab University College of Information Technology
University of the Punjab, Lahore