%0 Conference Proceedings %B Open Source Systems: Grounding Research (OSS 2011) %D 2011 %T Knowledge Homogeneity and Specialization in the Apache HTTP Server Project %A MacLean, Alexander C. %A Pratt, Landon J. %A Knutson, Charles D. %A Ringger, Eric K. %K apache %K commits %K developer %K email %K email archive %K LDA %K mailing list %K revision control %K revision history %K scm %K social network analysis %K specialization %K subversion %K svn %X We present an analysis of developer communication in the Apache HTTP Server project. Using topic modeling techniques we expose latent conceptual sub-communities arising from developer specialization within the greater developer population. However, we found that among the major contributors to the project, very little specialization exists. We present theories to explain this phenomenon, and suggest further research. %B Open Source Systems: Grounding Research (OSS 2011) %I Springer %P 106-122 %8 10/2011 %U http://sequoia.cs.byu.edu/lab/files/pubs/MacLean2011a.pdf %> https://flosshub.org/sites/flosshub.org/files/MacLean2011a.pdf