@conference {vlas2017evolutionary,
	title = {Evolutionary Software Requirements Factors and their Effect on Open Source Project Attractiveness},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)},
	year = {2017},
	month = {01/2017},
	abstract = {Successful projects effectively manage their requirements.
How the mix of different requirements evolves throughout a
successful project life-cycle is poorly understood. Moreover,
requirements practices may be changing, according to the
authors of the New RE{\textemdash}a model of six critical requirements
factors. The New RE focuses on leveraging existing
components to create new functionality. This practice is also
central to open-source development. Thus, to understand the
proposed New RE model and its relationship to open-source
development, in this study, we analyze over 200 projects from
GitHub.com and compare them with a prior analysis of 31
projects from SourceForge. The results show that many of the
proposed New RE factors are related to project attractiveness,
which is important for open-source project success.},
	url = {http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/41806/1/paper0657.pdf},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/paper0657.pdf},
	author = {Vlas, Radu and Robinson, William and Vlas, Cristina}
}
@conference {1559,
	title = {Applying a Rule-Based Natural Language Classifier to Open Source Requirements: a Demonstration of Theory Exploration},
	booktitle = {2013 46th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)2013 46th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {3158 - 3167},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	address = {Wailea, HI, USA},
	abstract = {Open source projects requirements are mostly informal, text descriptions found in requests, forums, and other correspondence. Understanding of such requirements can provide insight into the nature of open source projects. Previously, we have demonstrated the Requirements Classifier for Natural Language (RCNL), which aids in NL requirements analysis. Herein, we demonstrate how the RCNL can aid in theory building. From its application to 16 open source projects, we conjecture a simple wave theory of requirements innovation: innovations expressed in requirements appear as a wave that is reflected in a subsequent wave of features that is reflected in a subsequent wave of product downloads. Although the theory is a conjecture, the process of its exploration demonstrates how RCNL can be used to explore theories about open source projects -- theory exploration that would otherwise be intractable because of the difficulty in analyzing NL artifacts for requirements properties.},
	isbn = {978-0-7695-4892-0},
	doi = {10.1109/HICSS.2013.97},
	author = {Vlas, Radu and Robinson, William N.}
}
