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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Linux Kernel community,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">I’m doing a PhD in the subject of Open Source Software. I’m currently running a study on patch assessment in open source communities. It is a short survey to complete.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">What value is there in participating?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">I will be sharing the results with the community in the form of a report (slides containing results and analysis). For example, the report will answer these questions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">- What does the Linux Kernel as a community value in </span>
patches<span style="color:black"> assessment (e.g. trust, relationships, technical expertise, etc.)?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">- What is the patches assessment strategy Linux Kernel has in place?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">- Does the process in place value the contributor, technical expertise or social norms? Etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">Please, participate:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://icse2020.limequery.com/913965?lang=en"><span style="color:#954F72">https://icse2020.limequery.com/913965?lang=en</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Kind regards</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Adam Alami</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="DA" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">E-mail: <a href="mailto:adaa@itu.dk">adaa@itu.dk</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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