Survey: How can UC support your open-source project needs?
The University of California launched the UC Open Source Program Office (OSPO) Network in 2024, a groundbreaking initiative funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to create a UC-systemwide network of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) and revolutionize open source practices in academia.
All UC Davis faculty, researchers, staff and students who are open-source software and hardware contributors are invited to support this important initiative by completing a short survey by Wednesday, April 30 and sharing their perspectives on challenges and opportunities in participating in open source communities as part of academia.
If you have ever contributed to an open source project, be it through code, bug reports, mentorship, community building, advocacy, documentation, designs, donations, translations, etc., we want to hear from you! The survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete, and responses will remain anonymous.
The survey is designed and administered by the UCSB Library’s Research Data Services department; responses are solicited from all campuses participating in the network.
We appreciate you taking the time to support this initiative. Your insights will help us build a robust network of open source support services across UC, filling gaps in UC’s existing infrastructure for open source discovery, education, and sustainability.
If you have any questions, please contact the survey organizers at ospo@library.ucsb.edu.
If you’d like to participate in UC Davis open source-related activities, please sign up for our listserv.