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Codes of conduct in Open Source Software—for warm and fuzzy feelings or equality in community?
Software Quality Journal ( IF 1.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-28 , DOI: 10.1007/s11219-020-09543-w
Vandana Singh , Brice Bongiovanni , William Brandon

This paper focuses on codes of conduct (CoC) of Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) and their role in improving women’s participation in online communities of OSS. We investigated 355 F/OSS software package websites for the presence of codes of conduct and then analyzed these for diversity elements. Qualitative content analysis of the websites shows that less than 10% (28) of the analyzed websites had some type of community rules such as CoC. In-depth analysis of the CoCs demonstrated many discrepancies in the terminology, length, enforcement, and adoption of codes of conduct. To investigate the usage of these CoCs, we investigate five women-focused OSS discussion forums. This analysis shows the value of creating/adopting a CoC and the impact CoC can have on the participation of women. We also present the challenges in the usage and enforcement of CoCs as discussed by women of these forums. We conclude with recommendations for better enforcement of CoC and reflection on the ethical underpinnings of CoC as a tool to improve diversity and inclusion in OSS.



中文翻译:

开源软件中的行为准则-温暖而模糊的感觉或社区中的平等?

本文关注自由和开源软件(F / OSS)的行为准则(CoC)及其在提高妇女对OSS在线社区的参与中的作用。我们调查了355个F / OSS软件包网站的行为准则,然后分析了这些行为准则的多样性。网站的定性内容分析显示,只有不到10%(28)的分析网站具有某种类型的社区规则,例如CoC。对CoC的深入分析表明,在行为准则的术语,期限,执行和采用方面存在许多差异。为了调查这些CoC的用法,我们调查了五个以女性为中心的OSS论坛。这项分析显示了建立/采用CoC的价值以及CoC对女性参与的影响。正如这些论坛的女性所讨论的那样,我们还介绍了使用CoC和执行CoC方面的挑战。最后,我们提出了一些建议,以更好地实施CoC,并反思CoC的道德基础,将其作为改善OSS多样性和包容性的工具。

更新日期:2021-02-28
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