Overview on Trust in Large FLOSS Communities

TitleOverview on Trust in Large FLOSS Communities
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsPetrinja, E, Sillitti, A, Succi, G
Secondary TitleOSS2008: Open Source Development, Communities and Quality (IFIP 2.13)
Volume275/2008
Pagination47 - 56
Date Published2008///
PublisherSpringer
ISSN Number978-0-387-09683-4
Abstract

The paper presents a survey of mature Free/Libre Open Source Software communities. The main focus of the survey is the collection of data related to the practices of these communities related to trust elements in their products. The survey is carried out using a structured questionnaire about thoughts and practices followed by Free/Libre Open Source Software communities. The survey focuses on the analysis of the development processes adopted by such communities. The results of the survey confirms basic ideas related to Free/Libre Open Source Software and explains in more detail specific issues related to trust and trustworthiness of the Free/Libre Open Source Software development process.

DOI10.1007/978-0-387-09684-1_4
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