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Sarah Riggs used to be a CRM archaeologist; but now she's pursuing an MS in Information Science from UNC Chapel Hill, where she learns about the democratization of information. She loves open hardware, playing the mandolin, and making people like coding.
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Actually I was hinting at just the opposite. A lot of the interviewees showed me that when seeking out a project, personal qualities of community members were essential to finding a place where they eventually became successful contributors. Most of the past research on Open Source doesn't look at social and cultural contexts, so I was focusing in there. This post was done pre-analysis, and I'm working on a follow up that connects the dots.