%0 Conference Proceedings %B IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 378 (OSS 2012) %D 2012 %T Binoculars: Comprehending Open Source Projects through Graphs %A Syeed, M.M. Mahbubul %X Comprehending Open Source Software (OSS) projects requires dealing with huge historical information stored in heterogeneous repositories, such as source code versioning systems, bug tracking system, mailing lists, and revision history logs. In this paper, we present Binoculars, a prototype tool which aims to provide a platform for graph based visualization and exploration of OSS projects. We describe the issues need to be addressed for the design and implementation of a graph based tool and distill lessons learned for future guideline. %B IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 378 (OSS 2012) %I IFIP AICT, Springer %C Eighth International Conference on Open Source Systems %V 378 %P 350-355 %8 09/2012