@book {1545,
	title = {Misconceptions and Barriers to Adoption of FOSS in the U.S. Energy Industry},
	series = {IFIP Advances in Information and Communication TechnologyOpen Source Software: Quality Verification},
	volume = {404},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {232 - 244},
	publisher = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg},
	organization = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg},
	address = {Berlin, Heidelberg},
	abstract = {

In this exploratory study, we map the use of free and open source software (FOSS) in the United States energy sector, especially as it relates to cyber security. Through two surveys and a set of semi-structured interviews{\textemdash}targeting both developers and policy makers{\textemdash}we identified key stakeholders, organizations, and FOSS projects, be they rooted in industry, academia, or public policy space that influence software and security practices in the energy sector. We explored FOSS tools, common attitudes and concerns, and challenges with regard to FOSS adoption. More than a dozen themes were identified from interviews and surveys. Of these, drivers for adoption and risks associated with FOSS were the most prevalent. More specifically, the misperceptions of FOSS, the new security challenges presented by the smart grid, and the extensive influence of vendors in this space play the largest roles in FOSS adoption in the energy sector.
},
	isbn = {978-3-642-38928-3},
	issn = {1868-422X},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-38928-3_17},
	author = {Kuechler, Victor and Jensen, Carlos and Bryant, Deborah},
	editor = {Petrinja, Etiel and Succi, Giancarlo and Ioini, Nabil and Sillitti, Alberto}
}
@proceedings {1444,
	title = {Gender Differences in Early Free and Open Source Software Joining Process},
	volume = {378},
	year = {2012},
	note = {"We examined subscriber logs and data for six FOSS projects..."
"We examined the differences between posters and non-posters to determine the attrition rate..."
"Using data from the US Census, we matched names to lists of the most common female and male names. We identified 666 users using this process."},
	month = {09/2012},
	pages = {78-93},
	publisher = {IFIP AICT, Springer},
	address = {Eighth International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS 2012)},
	abstract = {With the growth of free and open source software (FOSS) and the adoption of FOSS solutions in business and everyday life, it is important that projects serve their growingly diverse user base. The sustainability of FOSS projects relies on a constant influx of new contributors. Several large demo- graphic surveys found that FOSS communities are very homogenous, dominated by young men, similar to the bias existing in the rest of the IT workforce. Building on previous research, we examine mailing list subscriptions and posting statistics of female FOSS participants. New participants often experience their first interaction on a FOSS project{\textquoteright}s mailing list. We explored six FOSS projects {\textendash} Buildroot, Busybox, Jaws, Parrot, uClibc, and Yum. We found a declining rate of female participation from the 8.27\% of subscribers, to 6.63\% of posters, and finally the often reported code contributor rate of 1.5\%. We found a disproportionate attrition rate among women along every step of the FOSS joining process.},
	keywords = {buildroot, busybox, diversity, email, jaws, joining process, mailing lists, parrot, uClibc, Yum},
	author = {Kuechler, Victor and Gilbertson, Claire and Jensen, Carlos}
}
@conference {1481,
	title = {Joining Free/Open Source Software Communities: An Analysis of Newbies{\textquoteright} First Interactions on Project Mailing Lists},
	booktitle = {2011 44th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2011)},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {1 - 10},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	address = {Kauai, HI},
	abstract = {Free/Open source software (FOSS) is an important part of the IT ecosystem. Due to the voluntary nature of participation, continual recruitment is key to the growth and sustainability of these communities. It is therefore important to understand how and why potential contributors fail in the process of transitioning from user to contributor. Most newcomers, or "newbies", have their first interaction with a community through a mailing list. To understand how this first contact influences future interactions, we studied eight mailing lists across four FOSS projects: MediaWiki, GIMP, PostgreSQL, and Subversion. We analyzed discussions initiated by newbies to determine the effect of gender, nationality, politeness, helpfulness and timeliness of response. We found that nearly 80\% of newbie posts received replies, and that receiving timely responses, especially within 48 hours, was positively correlated with future participation. We also found that while the majority of interactions were positive, 1.5\% of responses were rude or hostile.},
	keywords = {email, email archive, gimp, mailing list, mediawiki, postgresql, subversion},
	isbn = {978-1-4244-9618-1},
	doi = {10.1109/HICSS.2011.264},
	author = {Jensen, Carlos and King, Scott and Kuechler, Victor}
}
