@article {1118,
	title = {Monetary donations to an open source software platform},
	journal = {Research Policy},
	volume = {38},
	year = {2009},
	month = {03/2009},
	pages = {404 - 414},
	abstract = {Online open source software platforms, such as Sourceforge.net, play a vital role in creating an ecosystem that enables the creation and growth of open source projects. However, there is little research exploring the interactions between open source stakeholders and the platform. We believe that the sustainability of the platform crucially depends on financial incentives. While platforms can obtain these incentives through multiple means, in this paper we focus on one form of financial incentives{\textemdash}voluntary monetary donations by open source community members. We report findings from two empirical studies that examine factors that impact donations. Study 1 investigates the factors that cause some community members to donate and not others. We find that the decision to donate is impacted by relational commitment with open source software platform, donation to projects and accepting donations from others. Study 2 examines what drives the level of donation. We find that the length of association with the platform and relational commitment affects donation levels.},
	keywords = {Collective action, Donation, Identification, incentives, metadata, MOTIVATION, Open source software platform, projects, Reciprocity, Relational commitment, sourceforge},
	issn = {00487333},
	doi = {10.1016/j.respol.2008.11.004},
	author = {Sandeep Krishnamurthy and Tripathi, Arvind K.}
}
@article {flosswp200,
	title = {The Launching of Mozilla Firefox - A Case Study in Community-Led Marketing},
	year = {2005},
	month = {January},
	abstract = {Mozilla Firefox is a Free/Libre/Open Source (FLOSS) browser supported by the Mozilla Foundation. This browser was recently released and has met with considerable success- it has been downloaded more than 20 million times and has already taken considerable market share from its prime competitor- Microsoft?s Internet Explorer. In this paper, I chronicle how the efforts of 63000 volunteers led to a community successfully competing with a powerful corporation. I identify four factors as the key facilitators to Firefox? success- complacent competition, product superiority, presence of marketing leader and volunteer support.},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/sandeep2.pdf},
	author = {Sandeep Krishnamurthy}
}
@article {flosswp40,
	title = {Cave or Community? An Empirical Examination of 100 Mature Open Source Projects},
	journal = {First Monday},
	volume = {7},
	number = {6},
	year = {2002},
	note = {The author conducts an empirical study of the top 100 mature projects on SourceForge.net to develop an understanding of the F/OSS community. The author sought empirical evidence that would help us understand which is more common- the cave (i.e., lone producer) or the community in F/OSS development. Some key findings include: first, most F/OSS programs are developed by individuals, rather than communities. Second, most OSS programs do not generate a lot of discussion. Third, products with more developers tend to be viewed and downloaded more often. Fourth, the number of developers associated with a project is unrelated to the age of the project.},
	month = {06/2002},
	abstract = {Starting with Eric Raymond{\textquoteright}s groundbreaking work, "The Cathedral and the Bazaar", open-source software (OSS) has commonly been regarded as work produced by a community of developers. Yet, given the nature of software programs, one also hears of developers with no lives that work very hard to achieve great product results. In this paper, I sought empirical evidence that would help us understand which is more common - the cave (i.e., lone producer) or the community. Based on a study of the top 100 mature products on Sourceforge, I find a few surprising things. First, most OSS programs are developed by individuals, rather than communities. The median number of developers in the 100 projects I looked at was 4 and the mode was 1 - numbers much lower than previous numbers reported for highly successful projects! Second, most OSS programs do not generate a lot of discussion. Third, products with more developers tend to be viewed and downloaded more often. Fourth, the number of developers associated with a project was positively correlated to the age of the project. Fifth, the larger the project, the smaller the percent of project administrators.},
	keywords = {age, contributors, developers, project success, registration, sourceforge},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/krishnamurthy.pdf},
	author = {Sandeep Krishnamurthy}
}
