Panel Discussion: Eliminating Common Barriers to Contribution for More Inclusive Communities
summary
A yearlong study uses LimeSurvey to contact ASF contributors and collects 624 respondents (8.5% response rate), finds 52% faced challenges and builds a conceptual model of 88 challenges. Findings name specific fixes: clearer governance docs and onboarding templates, ongoing reviewer trainings, automation to reduce setup and tooling pain (svn→git friction cited), and simple acknowledgements for PRs; recommendations are practical and already mapped to project or foundation responsibility.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:06Panel Introductions
- 6:55The Research Process
- 8:20Designing the Survey
- 11:00Engaging the Community
- 12:00Survey Results
- 13:10Interview Phase
- 14:37Data speaks
- 16:42Barriers and Findings
- 20:32Mitigation Strategies
- 23:22Apache Way
- 25:40Examples
- 27:39Technical Barriers
- 29:38Reception Barriers
- 31:12No Response
- 32:58Communication
- 37:01Takeaway
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