Hi Martin,

The subject areas I would like to cover in the interview are GIMP's:

* Development flow and release cycles * Social structures, responsibilities and decision making * Code structure and architectural considerations * Special conditions caused by the open source environment

As potential contributor I'm very interested in answers to these questions, too.

I realize your time might be scarce, but if you decide to contribute to this case study your help shall be all the more appreciated. Once finished I will gladly share my results and any new insights gained on the topic with you.

I would appreciate this. If you want to tell, which other projects have you planned to interview and what is your scheduling to have finished?

Best regards and I wish you success with your thesis,

grafxuser

On Thu, 2012-04-12 at 03:05 +0100, Martin Schönberger wrote:

Dear developers of GIMP!

I am a student of Software Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology

Then I suggest you show up at LGM http://libre-graphics-meeting.org/2012/ which will be in Vienna in the first week of May, there will be quite some people you could interview.

Regards, --mitch

and currently writing my master thesis on project management and the development methods used in open source projects. In my research I analyzed open source development and compared it with elements found in various proprietary approaches, both agile and well-defined.

But to provide balanced and up-to-date results my work relies on first- hand information and expert opinion, for which I need your help. GIMP matches my criteria regarding size, activity and available information and I would be glad to include it in my case study.

I am looking for an interview partner with good insight into the project structure and a solid overview of all stages of development, ideally a member of the core team with long-term dedication to the project.

The interview would take about 20 minutes on Skype (or a similar phone- based tool). If you prefer a written chat, that can be arranged as well. My daily schedule is flexible, so whatever time suits you best should work for me.

The subject areas I would like to cover in the interview are GIMP's:

* Development flow and release cycles * Social structures, responsibilities and decision making * Code structure and architectural considerations * Special conditions caused by the open source environment

I realize your time might be scarce, but if you decide to contribute to this case study your help shall be all the more appreciated. Once finished I will gladly share my results and any new insights gained on the topic with you.

Kind regards,

Martin Schönberger (maschonber@gmail.com)
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