Investigating Relationships Between FLOSS Foundations and FLOSS Projects

TitleInvestigating Relationships Between FLOSS Foundations and FLOSS Projects
Publication TypeConference Proceedings
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsLindman, J, Hammouda, I
Secondary TitleOpen Source Systems: Towards Robust Practices 13th International Conference on Open Source Systems
Series TitleIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume496
Pagination14-22
Date Published05/2017
PublisherSpringer
Abstract

Foundations function as vital institutional support infrastructures for many of the most successful open source projects, but the role of these support entities remains an understudied phenomenon in FLOSS research. Drawing on Open Hub (formerly known as Ohloh) data, this paper empirically investigates the different ways these entities support projects and interact with different projects and with each other.

URLhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-57735-7_2
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-57735-7_2
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