Learn About LFX Data

Sources, Features, and Future Developments

The LFX Organization Dashboard aggregates data for your company's employees, providing a summary and detailed view of their contributions, event attendance, training, and more.

Data Sources and Aggregation

The Organization Dashboard pulls data from various sources. Data sources vary depending on the data type.

Events

Event registration, attendance, speaker status, sponsorships, and audience reach.

• Cvent: The Linux Foundation uses this tool to manage events.

Training and Certifications

Education started or completed by individuals is attributed to their employer. This affiliation is not dependent on whether the employer paid for the training.

• LF Education: This data is sourced from the user activity on the LF Education Training Portal and Exam platform.

Code Contributions

LFX Contributor Types

The LFX uses the following definitions to categorize contributors:

• Committer: A person who has performed various activities, including commits, reviews, and pull request actions.

• Maintainer: A person is considered a maintainer if they meet one of the following conditions:

  • They have merged or closed a pull request created by someone else.

  • They are listed as a maintainer in a project's documentation, as specified in the "Maintainer" file in GitHub, GitLab, Git, or Gerrit.

• Reviewer: A person who has reviewed code, including activities such as commenting on pull requests or reviewing threads.

• Other Contributor: A person who has made non-commit code contributions, such as creating issues, commenting on code, or merging pull requests.

Contributor Data Sources

The LFX collects contribution data for LF open source projects from various sources and affiliates contributors to their employers. This data is then combined into a single profile.

Public Data Sources

We gather publicly-available data from the following sources:

• GitHub, GitLab, Git, and Gerrit: Publicly-visible contributor profiles and contribution history.

• LinkedIn: Employer history and dates of employment, which helps us accurately affiliate contributors to their employers.

Commitment to Privacy

The LF takes data privacy seriously and is transparent about our practices. You can learn more about our commitment to privacy here.

Future Developments

The LFX intends to expand the scope of the data sources in the future to include critical open source projects not hosted by the LF.