# Learn About LFX Data

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](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/legal/privacy-policy).

### **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.


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