A Model of Open Source Developer Foundations

TitleA Model of Open Source Developer Foundations
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsRiehle, D, Berschneider, S
Refereed DesignationRefereed
Secondary TitleIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 378 (OSS 2012)
Volume378
Pagination15-28
Date Published09/2012
PublisherIFIP AICT
Abstract

Many community open source projects are of high economic relevance. As these projects mature, their leaders face a choice of continuing the project as is, making the project join an existing foundation, or creating their own foundation for the project. This article presents a model of open source developer foundations that project leaders can use to compare existing foundations with their needs or to design their own. The model is based on a three- iteration qualitative study involving interviews and supplementary materials review. To demonstrate its usefulness, we apply the model to nine foundations and present their organizational choices in a comparative table format.

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