On the Need for OSS Patch Contribution Tools

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Title	On the Need for OSS Patch Contribution Tools
Publication Type	Conference Paper
Year of Publication	2010
Authors	Sethanandha, BD, Massey, B, Jones, W
Secondary Title	Second International Workshop on Building Sustainable Open Source Communities (OSCOMM 2010)
Keywords	apache, kanban, patch, patch acceptance, patches
Abstract	Open Source Software (OSS) projects and systems have become significant parts of the software economy. The sustainability of an OSS project depends largely on community contributions. The patch contribution process is important to OSS projects. Nevertheless, there are several issues negatively impacting patch contribution in mature OSS projects. These issues can be addressed by improving tools to support the patch contribution process.
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