This repository provides updates of a research project studying communication on GitHub. We are researchers from Stockholm University.
Our goal is to better understand how collaboration can be improved, in line with GitHub’s vision of a safe, welcoming, and productive community.
Our study focuses only on public communication that GitHub users have voluntarily shared according to GitHub Terms of Service.
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All processing of personal data follows the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU 2016/679).
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The Swedish Ethical Review Authority deemed the study exempt from full review and issued an advisory of no ethical objections.
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The study aligns with GitHub’s policies and community standards:
If you have any questions, please reach out via our project email: 📧 communication-study-github@iies.su.se
Or directly:
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Huen Tat Au-Yeung
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Jinci Liu
🤝 Thanks for contributing to GitHub and helping improve collaboration for everyone!