MOSS Sept 18
Major Discussion Points:
- Tim Bonnemann initiated the discussion by mentioning recent prototyping efforts. He shared his experience at a computational chemists conference in Greece, where he surveyed attendees about the open-source tools they use. He visualized this data using Kumu, a mapping tool, highlighting tools and their contributors.
- Alexy briefly updated on sharing a concept paper with others and emphasized the importance of mapping the open-source community for better insights and connections.
- Boris Veytsman discussed the challenges of affiliations in open-source contributions, as people change affiliations or may not want to disclose them.
- Maggie from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory introduced herself and expressed interest in identifying tools that could span multiple projects she’s involved in.
- Nicole introduced herself as a PhD student working on network analysis of publications and expressed interest in collaborating on the mapping project.
- Stephanie Lieggi from CROSS/UCSC highlighted an upcoming symposium with sessions relevant to the group.
- The group discussed the importance of mapping open-source tools and contributors, the challenges of gathering data, and the potential benefits of such a map for researchers and organizations. They also discussed potential collaborations and upcoming events.