<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hi guys,<br><br></div>I really want LibreOffice to be one of my objects of study. However, I only have one volunteer from this project so far.<br></div><br></div>The results of my research can be useful for to the project, as I am trying to design a dashboard with information that can support newcomers onboarding. <br>
</div><br>What I need from you are some developers to chat. It is quick, informal chat, conducted via textual chat. It will not take too much time. The answers will be unidentified and the privacy of the members is guaranteed.<br>
<br></div>Please, contact me in case you can contribute with my research. If you want to contact me in my institutional email (isteinma at uci edu), please do it and certify yourself I am a researcher from University of California, Irvine (<a href="http://directory.uci.edu/index.php?uid=isteinma">http://directory.uci.edu/index.php?uid=isteinma</a>)<br>
<br><br></div>Thanks once again<br><div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">--<br>Igor Fabio Steinmacher<div>Visiting <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Scholar</span> in Dept of Informatics at <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)"><span>UCI</span></span> (<a href="http://www.informatics.uci.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.informatics.<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>uci</span></span>.edu/</a>)<br>
Faculty in Dept. of Computing at Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná<br></div></div></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Igor Steinmacher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:igorsteinmacher@gmail.com" target="_blank">igorsteinmacher@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">Hello, <br> <br>my name is Igor Steinmacher and I am PhD student from Brazil and a Research Scholar at University of California,
Irvine. I am conducting a research aiming at finding how to support new contributors during their first steps in the project. My final goal is to verify what kind of tooling is <br>appropriate to support the newcomers overcoming their difficulties when they are
willing to contribute to the project. <br> <br>The first step of my research is to find out what are the main obstacles and difficulties faced by these newcomers. My goal is to hear from the community itself, interviewing
new contributors and core members. <br> <br>By having the information regarding the main problems, I will start figuring out which mechanisms can be applied to provide the support. I will keep the anonymity of
interviewers and I have the commitment to publish/return the results of my research to the community. <br> <br>I need your help answering my interview. We will conduct the interviews via textual chat, and we can schedule it at the time that fits better for you. Please send me a private
email if you are interested in supporting my research. <br> <br>I also request your help reaching out contributors so that I can gather the best information. The data will help gain insights about newcomer issues, and allow us to
propose initiatives to alleviate the problems faced by newcomers, as a tentative to retain them. <br> <br>To volunteer you must be 18 years or older, be English speaking, and have experience in software development. <br>
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Feel free to contact me in case you have any doubt or question regarding my research or <br>the interview process. <div><div dir="ltr">--<br>Igor Fabio Steinmacher<div>Visiting <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Scholar</span> in Dept of Informatics at <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)"><span>UCI</span></span> (<a href="http://www.informatics.uci.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.informatics.<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span>uci</span></span>.edu/</a>)<br>
Faculty in Dept. of Computing at Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná<br></div></div></div>
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