@proceedings {1900,
	title = {Understanding When to Adopt a Library: A Case Study on ASF Projects},
	volume = {496},
	year = {2017},
	month = {05/2017},
	pages = {128-138},
	publisher = {Springer},
	abstract = {Software libraries are widely used by both industrial and open source client projects. Ideally, a client user of a library should adopt the latest version that the library project releases. However, sometimes the latest version is not better than a previous version. This is because the latest version may include additional developer effort to test and integrate all changed features. In this study, our main goal is to better understand the relationship between adoption of library versions and its release cycle. Specifically, we conducted an empirical study of release cycles for 23 libraries and how they were adopted by 415 Apache Software Foundation (ASF) client projects. Our findings show that software projects are quicker to update earlier rapid-release libraries compared to library projects with a longer release cycle. Moreover, results suggest that software projects are more likely to adopt the latest version of a rapid-release library compared to libraries with a longer release cycles.},
	keywords = {adoption, apache, apache software foundation, libraries},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-57735-7_13},
	url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-57735-7_13},
	author = {Ihara, Akinori and Daiki Fujibayashi and Hirohiko Suwa and Raula Gaikovina Kula and Kenichi Matsumoto}
}
@article {1321,
	title = {Factors Affecting the Development of Absorptive Capacity in the Adoption of Open Source Software},
	journal = {International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes},
	volume = {3},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {17 - 38},
	abstract = {Previous research has shown that the knowledge that is available to an organization is an important factor influencing the adoption of open source software (OSS). Hence, it is important that organizations develop their absorptive capacity in order to successfully adopt OSS. Absorptive capacity refers to the ability of an organization to acquire, assimilate, and exploit new knowledge. However, no study has specifically investigated how organizations can develop their absorptive capacity by acquiring knowledge about OSS. This paper addresses this gap in research by investigating the organizational knowledge assimilation process within the context of the adoption of OSS. Based on a case study conducted at the Flemish government, a framework that is grounded in literature and that illustrates which contextual factors influence the development of absorptive capacity in the context of the adoption of OSS was developed.},
	keywords = {adoption, government},
	issn = {1942-3934},
	doi = {10.4018/jossp.2011010102},
	author = {Ven, Kris and De Bruyn, Peter}
}
@conference {1255,
	title = {{\textquoteright}Letting go of Control{\textquoteright} to Embrace Open Source: Implications for Company and Community},
	booktitle = {2010 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2010)},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {1 - 10},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	organization = {IEEE},
	address = {Honolulu, Hawaii, USA},
	abstract = {It is increasingly understood across the information technology and services sector that engagement with the open source software model can serve as a means for firms to capture intellectual energy, learn about productive software processes, access relevant technical skills, identify and recruit staff, as well as obtain valuable resources including code. This paper reports a study undertaken within two large global IT companies that have been actively involved with open source for more than ten years. The study involved over 30 semi-structured interviews with employees of the companies drawn from top, middle, and lower level management, and included active and experienced developer as well as open source community members. Our findings indicate how these companies have adapted their day-to-day management practices to take into account the need for flexibility and freedom expected by open source communities. This paper focuses on how they {\textquoteright}let go of control{\textquoteright} and what the implications of this are for both companies and the communities involved. Our data reveals a number of themes and in this paper we focus on three principal ones; issues of requirements, total cost of adoption, and alignment of open source engagement with long term company strategy.},
	keywords = {adoption, companies, interviews, organizations},
	isbn = {978-1-4244-5509-6},
	doi = {10.1109/HICSS.2010.1},
	attachments = {https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/07-06-01.pdf},
	author = {Maha Shaikh and Cornford, Tony}
}
@article {1235,
	title = {Open Source Software Adoption: Anatomy of Success and Failure},
	journal = {International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes},
	volume = {1},
	number = {1},
	year = {2009},
	month = {01/2009},
	pages = {1-23},
	abstract = {Current estimates suggest widespread adoption of open source software (OSS) in organizations worldwide. However, the problematic nature of OSS adoption is readily evidenced in the fairly frequent reports of problems, unforeseen hold-ups, and outright abandonment of OSS implementation over time. Hibernia Hospital, an Irish public sector organization, have embarked on the adoption of a range of OSS applications over several years, some of which have been successfully deployed and remain in live use within the organisation, whereas others, despite achieving high levels of assimilation over a number of years, have not been ultimately retained in live use in the organization. Using a longitudinal case study, we discuss in depth the deployment process for two OSS applications {\textendash} the desktop application suite whose deployment was unsuccessful ultimately, and the email application which was successfully deployed. To our knowledge, this is the first such in-depth study into successful and unsuccessful OSS implementation.},
	keywords = {adoption, project failure, project success},
	doi = {10.4018/jossp.2009010101},
	author = {Fitzgerald, Brian}
}
