@conference {Sethanandha:2011:IOS:1985793.1986018,
	title = {Improving open source software patch contribution process: methods and tools},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Software Engineering},
	series = {ICSE {\textquoteright}11},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {1134{\textendash}1135},
	publisher = {ACM},
	organization = {ACM},
	address = {New York, NY, USA},
	abstract = {The patch contribution process (PCP) is very important to the sustainability of OSS projects. Nevertheless, there are several issues on patch contribution in mature OSS projects, which include time consuming process, lost and ignored patches, slow review process. These issues are recognized by researchers and OSS projects, but have not been addressed. In this dissertation, I apply Kanban method to guide process improvement and tools development to reduce PCP cycle time.},
	keywords = {coordination, free software, kanban, lean methods, open source software, patches, productivity},
	isbn = {978-1-4503-0445-0},
	doi = {10.1145/1985793.1986018},
	url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1985793.1986018},
	author = {Bhuricha Deen Sethanandha}
}
@conference {1224,
	title = {On the Need for OSS Patch Contribution Tools},
	booktitle = {Second International Workshop on Building Sustainable Open Source Communities (OSCOMM 2010)},
	year = {2010},
	abstract = {Open Source Software (OSS) projects and systems have become significant parts of the software economy. The sustainability of an OSS project depends largely on community contributions. The patch contribution process is important to OSS projects. Nevertheless, there are several issues negatively impacting patch contribution in mature OSS projects. These issues can be addressed by improving tools to support the patch contribution process.},
	keywords = {apache, kanban, patch, patch acceptance, patches},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/osscomm004.pdf},
	author = {Bhuricha Deen Sethanandha and Bart Massey and William Jones}
}
