Gendered work culture in free/libre open source software development

Open Source Software Development*

This article examines and reviews what is known so far about free/open source software development (FOSSD). FOSSD is not the same as software engineering as that is portrayed in common textbooks. Instead, it is a complementary approach to address the many challenges that arise in the development of complex software systems that are often built outside of a traditional corporate software develop...

A Robust Open Source Exchange for Open Source Software Development

This paper addresses the development of mechanisms for the creation of OSSD exchanges that could be used by developers across any geographical range, as long as all the developers can interact via some open network infrastructure such as the Internet. The structure of these exchanges can range from public repositories such as Sourceforge.net to intra-organizational forums for software developme...

Communal resources in open source software development

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User Collaboration in Open Source Software Development

Control in Open Source Software Development

Open source software is a revolution in software development, and has great impact on the software industry today. It is significantly different from the traditional software development in organization, process and management. Control mechanisms are important to the success of collaborative work, especially for open source software development which is community-based and loosely structured in...