[Qgis-psc] Estiating volunteer work

[Tim Sutton]

Hi


> On 15 Nov 2015, at 17:32, Anita Graser <anitagraser at gmx.at> wrote:
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> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it <mailto:cavallini at faunalia.it>> wrote:
> Hi all,
> during the HF we decided it would be important to estimate how much of
> the work necessary to keep the current structure in place is done thanks
> to volunteer work. I've therefoe asked, but most people seems
> uninterested in providing even rough data for this.
> Therefore I think we have either to leave without, or try a different
> approach to estimate it.
> Opinions welcome.
> 
> ​Hi Paolo,
> 
> Maybe we have to ask people directly. For example, I would find it interesting to know how much effort it is to just keep our infrastructure running (maintenance, updates).
> We could also ask some core devs how much time they spend on PRs.
> 
> Maybe the initial request was too open ended …


Yes I agree - I think it might be easier to make a questionnaire  with specific questions like:

On average how many hours do you spend a week on QGIS activities that are not paid for by your employer or clients:

0 - 2 hours
2 - 4 hours
4 - 8 hours
1 - 2 days
2 - 5 days

On average how many hours do you spend a week on QGIS activities that ARE  paid for by your employer or clients:

0 - 2 hours
2 - 4 hours
4 - 8 hours
1 - 2 days
2 - 5 days

etc...

And yes we could slice the groupings up in some other way if you prefer... We might want to also separate core activities versus building contributed stuff.

Regards

Tim



> 
> Best wishes,
> Anita​
> 
> 
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> 
> All the best.
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