<div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Deborah Elizabeth Finn <<a href="mailto:deborah_elizabeth_finn@post.harvard.edu">deborah_elizabeth_finn@post.harvard.edu</a>> Date: Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 6:15 PM Subject: [501 Tech Club Boston] FW: Can you help spread work to any FOSS developers you know To: Information Systems Forum <<a href="mailto:information_systems_forum@yahoogroups.com">information_systems_forum@yahoogroups.com</a>> Cc: The Boston 501 Tech Club <<a href="mailto:501techclub-boston@groups.nten.org">501techclub-boston@groups.nten.org</a>> -----original message------ From: Felicia Sullivan <<a href="mailto:felicia@oc-tech.org">felicia@oc-tech.org</a>> Date: Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 3:00 PM Subject: Can you help spread work to any FOSS developers you know Perhaps some of you can help spread the word: For wide distribution I'm a PhD student in public policy at UMass Boston doing research on what motivates members of free and open source software communities. I'm looking at ways that public policy could increase the quantity and quality of contributions to free software and open source software (defined as projects with an approved open source license - <a href="http://opensource.org/" target="_blank">http://opensource.org/</a>). I have a professor that says if I can provide some convincing data on how to best support free and open source software, he thinks he can get the ideas on President Obama's desk. I am conducting a survey - <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=SA1BorCQ_2b9E6NSE_2bNCKavw_3d_3d" target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=SA1BorCQ_2b9E6NSE_2bNCKavw_3d_3d</a> and I need over 500 responses by May 1st in order to answer my key research questions. One lucky respondent will have $100 donated to the FOSS project of their choice. Questions about this survey can be directed to me at <a href="mailto:felicia.sullivan@umb.edu">felicia.sullivan@umb.edu</a>. Thanks for your input. Acknowledgement I want to thank my FOSS developer go-to-guys -- Dan MacNeil, Peter Bull, Stéphane Alnet, and Bill de la Vega -- for providing critical feedback on this survey. -- _______________ | Technology and training to advance and sustain social change | Felicia M. Sullivan Organizers’ Collaborative <a href="mailto:felicia@oc-tech.org">felicia@oc-tech.org</a> <a href="http://organizerscollaborative.org" target="_blank">http://organizerscollaborative.org</a> 617.848.9513 [ voice / fax ] Gtalk/Jabber: <a href="mailto:felicia.oc@gmail.com">felicia.oc@gmail.com</a> AIM: forge66 Skype; forge66 Linkedin: <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/feliciasullivan" target="_blank">http://www.linkedin.com/in/feliciasullivan</a> ~~~----~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Affinity Group Links: • To reply to sender (Deborah Elizabeth Finn): <a href="mailto:deborah_elizabeth_finn@post.harvard.edu">deborah_elizabeth_finn@post.harvard.edu</a> • To view sender's profile: <a href="http://groups.nten.org/profile.htm?mode=vp&pid=42601" target="_blank">http://groups.nten.org/profile.htm?mode=vp&pid=42601</a> • To visit this affinity group on the web, go to: <a href="http://groups.nten.org/group.htm?igid=6531" target="_blank">http://groups.nten.org/group.htm?igid=6531</a> • To send email to entire affinity group: <a href="mailto:501techclub-boston@groups.nten.org">501techclub-boston@groups.nten.org</a> • To email the affinity group moderator(s) (Holly, Kathleen): <a href="mailto:501techclub-boston-moderator@groups.nten.org">501techclub-boston-moderator@groups.nten.org</a> • Stop email from this affinity group: <a href="mailto:501techclub-boston-unsubscribe@groups.nten.org">501techclub-boston-unsubscribe@groups.nten.org</a> • Remove yourself from this affinity group: <a href="mailto:501techclub-boston-remove@groups.nten.org">501techclub-boston-remove@groups.nten.org</a> • UNSUBSCRIBE or change delivery settings (via the Web): <a href="http://groups.nten.org/p.htm?m=qs&em=caroline@solutiongrove.com&sk=nSi8q4" target="_blank">http://groups.nten.org/p.htm?m=qs&em=caroline@solutiongrove.com&sk=nSi8q4</a> Powered by GoLightly, NTEN's collaboration and community platform. <a href="http://www.golightly.com/" target="_blank">http://www.golightly.com/</a> ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~~~-~--~ </div> -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove Caroline@SolutionGrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax