Re: Permission for Research

[Yutaka Yamauchi <yamauchi at kuis dot kyoto-u dot ac dot jp>]

Dear GCC Project Members,

I really thank you for your kind permission and interest in my
research. I received either personally or publicly the messages from
many members. Nobody was against. But, please reach me whenever you
have a reason to be.

I add something based on the replies.

1. I'll put the resulting papers on-line. I hope this study can
contribute to the open-source community and, as open-source
practitioners do, the study will evolve through the comments of many
people. :-)

2. I'm not sure that I can post the papers under GPL since the
publishers of journals or conference proceedings will reserve some
rights. But, I'll try.

3. I'll post again to this list before publishing the results so that
you can check the contents. 

Lastly, I appreciate your open attitude and hope the further progress
of GCC.

Sincerely,

Yutaka

Yutaka Yamauchi <yamauchi@kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp> wrote
> Dear GCC Project Members,
> 
> # Sorry for consuming bandwidth for the secondary matter.
> 
> I am a student studying the innovations of open-source software
> development. I'm now tackling the research question, "Why and how can
> open-source development achieve innovations while members are
> geographically dispersed?"
> 
> This brief message is to ask you for the permission to analyze the
> email messages posted to the project's mailing list. I plan to analyze
> the messages to obtain data, such as the average number of messages,
> the transition of the numbers, etc. When searching for open-source
> projects, I found GCC the best because of its sophisticated products
> and open-style development.
> 
> Although I consulted Mr. Jeffrey A Law, he answered that he's not sure
> about the matter and I should consult my lawyer. Since I need the
> informal OK'ing by each rather than the legal permission, I would like
> to ask you directly whether you mind or not.
> 
> I promise that I'll use the data only for academic research and
> publish the data only in research journals and conferences. I don't
> have any intention to make a profit from the research. In addition, I
> disguise all the private information, such as mail addresses and URLs.
> When I cite a message in a paper, I will always ask the sender for the
> permission.
> 
> # If you mind my analyzing the messages, please reply. 
> 
> I hope my research will contribute to the progress of open-source
> software. (I am also an enthusiastic user of GCC always admiring your
> excellent work.)
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Yutaka Yamauchi
> 
> -----
> Yutaka YAMAUCHI
> Ishida Laboratory Room 311
> Department of Social Informatics
> Graduate School of Informatics.
> Kyoto University
> Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
> phone: +81-75-753-5389 fax: +81-75-753-4820
> email: yamauchi@kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp
> www: http://www.lab7.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yamauchi