Search Results - Free and Open Source Software Development

Free and Open Source Software Development in Archaeology. Two interrelated case studies: gvSIG CE and Survey2GIS by Bibby, David, Ducke, Benjamin

“…This short article illustrates the growth in the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS…”
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TRANSFORMATION OF FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: GOVERNANCE BETWEEN THE CATHEDRAL AND BAZAAR by Ferraz, Isabela Neves, Santos, Carlos Denner dos

“… This paper analyzes the governance of these organizations from the perspective of their structure and control, considering the development trajectory of three community-based free software projects in Brazil…”
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Managing license compliance in free and open source software development by Gangadharan, G. R., D’Andrea, Vincenzo, De Paoli, Stefano, Weiss, Michael

“…License compliance in Free and Open Source Software development is a significant issue today and organizations using free and open source software are predominately focusing on this issue…”
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Free and open source software development: the end of the teenage years by Steinmacher, Igor, Robles, Gregorio, Fitzgerald, Brian, Wasserman, Anthony

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Concurrency bugs in open source software: a case study by Abbaspour Asadollah, Sara, Sundmark, Daniel, Eldh, Sigrid, Hansson, Hans

“…Concurrent programming puts demands on software debugging and testing, as concurrent software may exhibit problems not present in sequential software, e.g…”
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Organizing for openness: six models for developer involvement in hybrid OSS projects by Mäenpää, Hanna, Mäkinen, Simo, Kilamo, Terhi, Mikkonen, Tommi, Männistö, Tomi, Ritala, Paavo

“…This article examines organization and governance of commercially influenced Open Source Software development communities by presenting a multiple-case study of six contemporary, hybrid OSS projects…”
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Core-periphery communication and the success of free/libre open source software projects by Crowston, Kevin, Shamshurin, Ivan

“…We examine the relationship between communications by core and peripheral members and Free/Libre Open Source Software project success…”
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Managing to release early, often and on time in the OpenStack software ecosystem by Teixeira, José Apolinário, Karsten, Helena

“…The dictum of “Release early, release often.” by Eric Raymond as the Linux modus operandi highlights the importance of release management in open source software development…”
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Can FOSS projects benefit from integrating Kanban: a case study by Harzl, Annemarie

“…Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Agile Software Development (ASD) have both been recognized as important software development methods…”
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Changes in free and open source software licenses: managerial interventions and variations on project attractiveness by Santos, Carlos Denner dos

“…The license adopted by an open source software is associated with its success in terms of attractiveness and maintenance of an active ecosystem of users, bug reporters, developers, and sponsors…”
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Support mechanisms provided by FLOSS foundations and other entities by Lindman, Juho, Hammouda, Imed

“… in Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) research. Drawing on Open Hub (formerly known as Ohloh…”
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Mudslinging and manners: A multi-method examination of conflict in Free and Open Source Software development by Filippova, Anna

“…This dissertation presents evidence to expand theory on conflict in ongoing distributed virtual work groups, such as Free and Open Source Software (FOSS…”
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Herding cats in a FOSS ecosystem: a tale of communication and coordination for release management by Poo-Caamaño, Germán, Knauss, Eric, Singer, Leif, German, Daniel M.

“… It is particularly challenging in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystems, in which hundreds of loosely connected developers and their projects are coordinated to release software to a schedule…”
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A Linked Open Data–Based Terminology to Describe Libre/Free and Open-source Software: Incremental Development Study by Jahn, Franziska, Ammenwerth, Elske, Dornauer, Verena, Höffner, Konrad, Bindel, Michelle, Karopka, Thomas, Winter, Alfred

“…There is a variety of libre/free and open-source software (LIFOSS) products for medicine and health care…”
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On organisational involvement and collaboration in W3C standards through editorship by Gamalielsson, Jonas, Lundell, Björn

“…Over time, a number of open standards have been developed and implemented in software for addressing a number of challenges, such as lock-in, interoperability and longevity of software systems…”
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Insights on the large-scale deployment of a curated Web-of-Trust: the Debian project’s cryptographic keyring by Wolf, Gunnar, Quiroga, Víctor González

“…The Debian project is one of the largest free software undertakings worldwide. It is geographically distributed, and participation in the project is done on a voluntary basis, without a single formal employee or directly funded person…”
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The 2012 free and open source GIS software map – A guide to facilitate research, development, and adoption by Steiniger, Stefan, Hunter, Andrew J.S.

“…► The motivation of free and open source software contributors is discussed. ► A classification of different types of GIS software is presented…”
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Free and Open Source Software Development and Research: Opportunities for Software Engineering by Kon, F., Meirelles, P., Lago, N., Terceiro, A., Chavez, C., Mendonca, M.

“…Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) communities have produced a large amount of valuable software that is directly or indirectly used daily by any person with access to a computer…”
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How open source software works: “free” user-to-user assistance by Lakhani, Karim R, von Hippel, Eric

“…Research into free and open source software development projects has so far largely focused on how the major tasks of software development are organized and motivated…”
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Teaching Software Engineering with Free Open Source Software Development: An Experience Report by Tafliovich, Anya, Caswell, Thomas

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