@conference {1222,
	title = {Responsiveness as a measure for assessing the health of OSS ecosystems},
	booktitle = {Second International Workshop on Building Sustainable Open Source Communities (OSCOMM 2010)},
	year = {2010},
	note = {"Data was collected from the GMANE (gmane.org) archives of the SourceForge {\textquotedblleft}Nagios-devel{\textquotedblright} mailing list for the period from January 2004 to October 2009". response time, responsiveness. "},
	month = {05/2010},
	abstract = {The health of an Open Source ecosystem is an important decision factor when considering the adoption of Open Source software or when monitoring a seeded Open Source project. In this paper we introduce responsiveness as a qualitative measure of the quality of replies within mailing lists, which can be used for assessing ecosystem health. We consider one specific metric of responsiveness in this paper, and that is the response time of follow-up messages in mailing lists. We also describe a way for characterising the nature of communication in messages with short and long response times. The approach is tested in the context of the Nagios project, and we particularly focus on the responsiveness for contributors acting in their professional roles as core developers. Our contribution is a step towards a deeper understanding of voluntary support provided in mailing lists of OSS projects.},
	keywords = {email, email archives, gmane, mailing lists, nagios, response time, sourceforge},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/osscomm002.pdf},
	author = {Gamalielsson, Jonas and Lundell, Bj{\"o}rn and Lings, Brian}
}
@conference {596,
	title = {Openness to Standard Document Formats in Swedish Public Sector Organisations},
	booktitle = {OSS2009: Open Source Ecosystems: Diverse Communities Interacting (IFIP 2.13)},
	series = {IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology },
	volume = {299/2009},
	year = {2009},
	month = {2009///},
	pages = {320 - 329},
	publisher = {Springer},
	organization = {Springer},
	chapter = {28},
	abstract = {There is a strong movement in Europe to promote products that support open, well-documented standards. Directives and proposals at European and national levels have been developed in this area. There is in particular an increasing recognition of the need for governmental organisations to support and promote standard document formats. This vision can stand in stark contrast with the reality of those document formats which can currently be accepted and produced by those organisations. In this paper we address the question: to what extent can and do Swedish governmental organisations respond appropriately when presented with a document in a format that conforms to an open standard? We find that a small minority of organisations can actually do so, whereas all are willing and able to accept documents in a proprietary format. The study also highlights a lack of transparency in organisations regarding formats which should be accepted and used for communication with the general public.
},
	issn = {978-3-642-02031-5},
	doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02032-2_28},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/Openness\%20to\%20Standard\%20Document\%20Formats.pdf},
	author = {Lundell, Bj{\"o}rn and Lings, Brian}
}
@conference {646,
	title = {Learning Through Practical Involvement in the OSS Ecosystem: Experiences from a Masters Assignment},
	booktitle = {OSS2007: Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation (IFIP 2.13)},
	series = {IFIP International Federation for Information Processing },
	volume = {234/2007},
	year = {2007},
	month = {2007///},
	pages = {289 - 294},
	publisher = {Springer},
	organization = {Springer},
	chapter = {30},
	abstract = {Increased awareness of and interest in Open Source has led to a number of university teaching initiatives, at both national and European level. In this paper we present experiences from a practical assignment designed to give students on an Open Source Masters course an insight into real involvement in Open Source projects. It discusses the motivations for the assignment, and how it was set up and executed. It reports on post facto student feedback, and reflects on a parallel, reduced exercise offered at undergraduate level. We find that the learning experience was both positive and valuable in that it gave real insight into Open Source participation, and also encouraged further participation in Open Source projects by students after the course had completed.
},
	issn = {978-0-387-72485-0},
	doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72486-7_30},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/Learning\%20through\%20practical\%20involvement.pdf},
	author = {Lundell, Bj{\"o}rn and Persson, Anna and Lings, Brian}
}
@conference {704,
	title = {Perceptions and Uptake of Open Source in Swedish Organisations},
	booktitle = {OSS2006: Open Source Systems (IFIP 2.13)},
	series = {IFIP International Federation for Information Processing},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {155 - 163},
	publisher = {Springer},
	organization = {Springer},
	abstract = {There are many different ways in which Open Source ideas can be adopted by business, and influence the way in which companies do business. A number of different surveys have been conducted in different countries with the purpose of understanding the state of practice with respect to Open Source in companies. A number of different business models have been observed, ranging from the use of Open Source infrastructure products to basing a company{\textquoteright}s entire business model on Open Source. In this paper we report on a study of the perceptions of Open Source and the uptake of open source products and development models in Swedish companies. We investigate this from the standpoint of stakeholders in those companies which have an expressed interest in Open Source, allowing a more in-depth analysis of the extent to which Open Source has influenced business thinking. From our analysis we find that uptake is much higher than reported in earlier studies, but is still concentrated in SMEs, consistent with the findings of previous studies. There is increased evidence of interest beyond the simple use of OS components at the (LAMP) infrastructure level. In particular, a significant proportion of the companies are in a symbiotic relationship with the OS community, supporting both through participation in existing projects and the release of new software under OS licences.
},
	doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34226-5_15},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/Perceptions\%20and\%20Uptake\%20of\%20Open\%20Source.pdf},
	author = {Lundell, Bj{\"o}rn and Lings, Brian and Lindqvist, Edvin}
}
@conference {729,
	title = {Communication, coordination and control in distributed development: an OSS case study},
	booktitle = {OSS2005: Open Source Systems },
	year = {2005},
	pages = {88-92},
	abstract = {It has been claimed that distributed development practices in OSS development may be a model for enterprise development practices of the future. With this in mind, we have conducted a study of one OSS project, namely ArgoUML, with a view to understanding development practice within the project, and specifically to considering possible differences from traditional (non-OSS) distributed development conducted in a commercial project. We do this by explicitly considering issues of communication, coordination and control. Our findings suggest that primary differences lie in control and resulting project structures, motivated through differing goals. We comment on the open question of how the advantages of one development context can be realised in the other.},
	url = {http://pascal.case.unibz.it/handle/2038/769},
	author = {Persson, Anna and Lings, Brian and Lundell, Bj{\"o}rn and Mattsson, Anders and {\"A}rlig, Ulf}
}
