%0 Journal Article %J Information Economics and Policy %D 2008 %T The allocation of collaborative efforts in open-source software %A den Besten, Matthijs %A Jean-Michel Dalle %A Galia, Fabrice %K age %K apache %K complexity %K cvs %K division of labor %K functions %K gaim %K gcc %K ghostscript %K lines of code %K loc %K log files %K mozilla %K netbsd %K openssh %K postgresql %K python %K revision control %K scm %K size %K source code %K Stigmergy %K version control %X The article investigates the allocation of collaborative efforts among core developers (maintainers) of open-source software by analyzing on-line development traces (logs) for a set of 10 large projects. Specifically, we investigate whether the division of labor within open-source projects is influenced by characteristics of software code. We suggest that the collaboration among maintainers tends to be influenced by different measures of code complexity. We interpret these findings by providing preliminary evidence that the organization of open-source software development would self-adapt to characteristics of the code base, in a 'stigmergic' manner. %B Information Economics and Policy %V 20 %P 316 - 322 %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V8J-4SSG4PN-1/2/88b3824c30a31c18929d8a5ca6d64f62 %R DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.06.003 %0 Conference Paper %B Proceedings of 7th Annual Conference of the Southern Association for Information Systems %D 2003 %T Organizational Structure of Open Source Projects: A Life Cycle Approach %A Donald E. Wynn %K division of labor %K downloads %K growth %K interview %K leadership %K life cycle %K lifecycle %K project success %K roles %K sourceforge %K Survey %X The structure of open source project communities is discussed in relation to the organizational life cycle. In lieu of sales figures, the download counts for each project are used to identify the life cycle stage of a random sample of open source projects. A research model is proposed that attempts to measure the fit between the life cycle stage and the specific organizational characteristics of these projects (focus, division of labor, role of the leader, level of commitment, and coordination/control) as an indicator of the success of a project as measured by the satisfaction and involvement of both developers and users. %B Proceedings of 7th Annual Conference of the Southern Association for Information Systems %> https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/wynn2004.pdf