mariantalla
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5 years ago - Not sure if SurverMonkey supports it, but it may be worth adding an
Other (tell us more)sort of option for Question 6, just to open up space for additional blokers/bottlenecks to come up. - I noticed "demographics" in https://github.com/kubernetes/community/issues/3969 (and the question on timezones covers part of it, in my head). Would we want to add a
Do you identify as an underrepresented minorityquestion too? (with yes/no/prefer not to say options)
jberkus
parispittman
mrbobbytables
idealhack
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spzala
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k8s-ci-robot
this is one of the issues/tasks broken down from the #3969 (umbrella contributor survey) issue. this issue will close when the questions have been cleaned up and ready to ship. we have room for 1 more questions tops. need to figure out which questions are required to answer.
1- How long have you been contributing to Kubernetes? less than one year one to two years two to three years three+ years
2- What level of the Contributor Ladder do you consider yourself to be on? (pick the highest if you are multiple OWNERs files) -there's a contributor ladder? -not yet a member but working on it -member -reviewer -approver -subproject owner
3- Are you interested in advancing to the next level of the Contributor Ladder? -no -yes -if I had help/mentoring/support -if i had more free time
4- What region of the world are you in? (REMOVING: What timezone are you most often in? (Check your UTC offset here)) -list the same regions we did last year
5- How many other open source projects not in the Kubernetes ecosystem do you contribute to? (example nodejs, debian) this is my first open source project! 1 other 2 or more
6- Please rate the below parts of the contribution process by how challenging they are, from 1 (not a problem) to 5 (a frequent blocker): Code/Documentation review Communication GitHub tools and processes (not our customized tooling) Finding the right SIG for your contributions Our CI, labels, and crafted customized automation Debugging test failures Finding appropriate issues to work on Setting up development environment Having PRs rejected Writing documentation and notes Other/insert yours here
7- How often do you interact with Kubernetes GitHub via the following methods (1 - not at all, 5 - frequently): GitHub website Desktop application Mobile E-mail notifications
8- Do you agree with the following statements (1 - strongly disagree, 5 - strongly agree): "I understand enough about how Kubernetes CI works to be able to diagnose my own PR failures" "When something is broken in my PR, I can read the comments from CI and understand why" "The number of test failures unrelated to my PR severely impacts my ability or desire to contribute" "There are too many notifications to be helpful when I open a PR"
9- Does your employer support your contributions to Kubernetes? yes i can contribute on company time no i need to use my own time
10- How often do you contribute upstream (code, docs, issue triage, etc.)? every day several times a week several times a month a few times a year
11- What areas of Kubernetes do you contribute to? Please check all that apply. Core code inside of kubernetes/kubernetes Code inside of another repo in the kubernetes/* GitHub organization Documentation Testing & Infrastructure Advocacy and events Community & Project management; SIG Chair etc. Plugins & Drivers (CSI, CNI, cloud providers) Related projects (Helm, container runtimes, other CNCF projects, etc.) Don’t contribute yet, hoping to start soon I can contribute during the day but it's not officially supported //may need rewording
12 - Are there specific ways the project could make contributing easier for you? open ended question
13 - How often do you attend the weekly Thursday community meeting live?
14 - Which of the below would make you likely to attend more of the Community Meetings? Check all that apply. Nothing, I attend and think they are great Having a full agenda with descriptions posted several days ahead Eliminating the demo at the beginning Additional developer tips/news content Using the meeting to discuss project-wide development topics & roadblocks Fewer meetings in my personal schedule Different timeslot for the meeting Other:
15 - Some of the major projects contributor experience is working on are listed below, check one that is most important to you that we carry through to completion: Mentoring programs for all contributor membership levels [link to community membership doc] GitHub Management Delivering valuable contributor summits at relevant events Governance operations (youtube, zoom, etc.) Keeping our community safe on our various communication platforms through moderation guidelines and new approaches Cleaning up OWNERs files Contributor Documentation (guide, noncode guide, developer guide, contributor site)
16- What is missing from that list entirely that's important to you/your SIG? Why?
17 - Of our various communications channels, please rate which ones you use and/or check most frequently on a 1-5 scale, where 1 is “never”, 3 is “several times a month” and 5 is “every day”. Google Groups/Mailing Lists Slack discuss.kubernetes.io Zoom video conferencing/meetings Discussions on Github Issues and PRs Unofficial channels (IRC, WeChat, etc.) YouTube recordings (community meetings, SIG/WG meetings, etc.) Google Docs/Forms/Sheets, etc (meeting agendas, etc)
18 - Which of these channels is most likely to reach you first for news about decisions, changes, additions, and/or announcements to the contributor process or community matters? kubernetes-dev mailing list Dedicated discuss.k8s.io forum for contributors Contributor Experience mailing list Slack Twitter A dedicated contributor site Kubernetes blog k/community repo in GH (Issues and/or PRs)
19 - Have you ever used the Help Wanted and/or Good First Issue labels on issues you file to find contributors?
20 - Have you watched or participated in an episode of our YouTube mentoring series Meet Our Contributors? If you have specific suggestions, leave them at the end of the survey. no - didn't know this was a thing yes - it was helpful yes - it wasn't helpful no - i don't need mentoring, guidance, or other resources
21 - Are you available to mentor other Kubernetes contributors through one or more of our many mentorship programs? I'm inexperienced and don't know enough to mentor Yes, please contact me (you'll include your email in the last question) I am already mentoring (you'll include your email in the last question because you want swag!) I would like to but I don't have the time / employer doesn't support it
22- How many Kubernetes Contributor Summits have you attended? 0 1 2 3+
23 - Do you have any comments, questions, or clarifications for your answers on this survey? Leave the general feedback here. If you leave your email, we will circle back with you: