2020 Contributor Survey

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+title: "2020-05-27 Contributor Survey"
+team: the compiler team <https://www.rust-lang.org/governance/teams/compiler>
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+You may be aware that [Rust recently turned 5][five]! If you read this blog,
+then you probably already know that the Rust project thrives because of its
+many contributors, and that we're always looking for ways to make it easier for
+people to get involved.
+
+[five]: https://blog.rust-lang.org/2020/05/15/five-years-of-rust.html
+
+Today we are pleased to announce the [Rust contributor survey][survey]. This
+short, anonymous survey should only take a few minutes to fill out, but it will
+really help us in understanding what kinds of problems people experience when
+contributing to Rust so that we can try to address them. We value many
+different kinds of contributions, such as reporting problems, triaging issues,
+organizing meetups, etc, but this survey's purpose is to identify and eliminate
+barriers to entry for code contributions.
+
+The survey is targeting current, past, and future contributors to Rust. We're
+particularly interested in hearing from *new or prospective contributors*.
+
+So whether you're a frequent contributor already or someone who has only
+thought about contributing, please take a few minutes to [fill out the
+survey][survey] before **June 10, 2020**.
+
+[survey]: https://forms.gle/G1jKM1ppGunft6j29
+
+We plan to share and discuss summary data. We may quote free-form responses
+unless you ask us not to. All information is collected anonymously. Only team
+members or people specifically helping administer the survey will be able to
+view full results.