@conference {741,
	title = {Modular Design and the Development of Complex Artifacts: Lessons from Free/Open Source Software},
	booktitle = {OSS2005: Open Source Systems },
	year = {2005},
	pages = {162-171},
	abstract = {Organizational and managerial theories of modularity applied to the design and production of complex artifacts are used to interpret the rise and success of development methodologies and practices in Free/Open Source software projects. Strengths and risks of the adoption of a modular approach in software project management are introduced and are related to the achievements of various Free/Open Source Software projects (among them: the GNU operating system, the Linux kernel, the HURD kernel). It is suggested that mindful implementation of the principles of modularity may improve the rate of success of many Free/Open Source software projects. Specific case studies here depicted, as well as indirect observation of common programming practices employed by Free/Open Source developers and users, suggest a possible revision towards an improved theory of modularity that may be extended also to settings different from software production.},
	url = {http://pascal.case.unibz.it/handle/2038/979},
	author = {Alessandro Narduzzo and Rossi, Alessandro}
}
