Dialogues/GetReal

Many researchers focus on FOSS but much of this work has little impact in the communities that could benefit the most from it. How can you, as FOSS community members and leaders, get the most out of research? How can you find relevant research or researchers, assess research quality, or figure out what to do with research results once you find them?

Where to find relevant research

Making sense of community research

Putting community research into practice

Making contact with researchers and building partnerships

Ready to Use: Sources for Summaries of Research Results