Perceptions of the State of D&I and D&I Initiative in the ASF
| Autor: | Guizani, Mariam, Trinkenreich, Bianca, Castro-Guzman, Aileen Abril, Steinmacher, Igor, Gerosa, Marco, Sarma, Anita |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | ACM/IEEE 44rd International Conference on Software Engineering, SEIS - Software Engineering in Society (ICSE SEIS 2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1145/3510458.3513008 |
| Popis: | Open Source Software (OSS) Foundations and projects are investing in creating Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives. However, little is known about contributors' perceptions about the usefulness and success of such initiatives. We aim to close this gap by investigating how contributors perceive the state of D&I in their community. In collaboration with the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), we surveyed 600+ OSS contributors and conducted 11 follow-up interviews. We used mixed methods to analyze our data-quantitative analysis of Likert-scale questions and qualitative analysis of open-ended survey question and the interviews to understand contributors' perceptions and critiques of the D&I initiative and how to improve it. Our results indicate that the ASF contributors felt that the state of D&I was still lacking, especially regarding gender, seniority, and English proficiency. Regarding the D&I initiative, some participants felt that the effort was unnecessary, while others agreed with the effort but critiqued its implementation. These findings show that D&I initiatives in OSS communities are a good start, but there is room for improvements. Our results can inspire the creation of new and the refinement of current initiatives. Comment: 13 pages, Accepted at ICSE SEIS 2022 |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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