Emerging free and open source software practices

"This book is a collection of empirical research regarding the status of F/OSS projects, presenting a framework and state-of-the-art references on F/OSS projects, reporting on case studies covering a wide range of F/OSS applications and domains. It asserts trends in the evolution of software pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Sowe, Sulayman K., Stamelos, Ioannis G., 1959-, Samoladas, Ioannis M.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1. Volunteers in large libre software projects / Martin Michlmayr, Gregorio Robles, Jesus Gonzalez-Barahona
  • 2. Measuring the efficiency of free and open source software projects using data envelopment analysis / Stefan Koch
  • 3. Ecology and dynamics of open source communities / Michael Weiss, Gabriella Moroiu
  • 4. Perceptions of F/OSS community / Andrew Schofield, Grahame Cooper
  • 5. Software development and coordination tools in open source communities / Ruben van Wendel de Joode, Hans de Bruijn, Michel van Eeten
  • 6. Evidence-based assurance to support process quality in the F/OSS community / Anas Tawileh, Omer Rana, Wendy Ivins, Stephen McIntosh
  • 7. The chase for OSS quality / Benno Luthiger, Carola Jungwirth
  • 8. Understanding the development of free e-commerce/e-business software / Walt Scacchi
  • 9. The migration of public administrations towards open source desktop software / Kris Ven, Dieter Van Nuffel, Jan Verelst
  • 10. Toward a GNU/Linux distribution for corporate environments / Francesco Di Cerbo, Marco Scotto, Alberto Sillitti, Giancarlo Succi, Tullio Vernazza
  • 11. Assessing the health of an open source ecosystem / Donald Wynn Jr.
  • 12. The rise and fall of an open source project / Graham Morrison
  • About.the.contributors - Index.