Category: 1.2 Open Source (Industry)
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The Commit Size Distribution of Open Source Software [HICSS 2009]
Authors: Oliver Arafat, Dirk Riehle Abstract: With the growing economic importance of open source, we need to improve our understanding of how open source software development processes work. The analysis of code contributions to open source projects is an important part of such research. In this paper we analyze the size of code contributions to…
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Open Source Software Developer Careers
How we develop open source software can vary widely from project to project. However, the roles we play are similar across projects: user, developer, tester, documenter, committer, etc. For a while now, I have been interested in what open source means for software developer careers, in particular with respect to fame and fortune. The figure…
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The Economic Motivation of Open Source Software: Stakeholder Perspectives [Computer Magazine]
Author: Dirk Riehle Abstract: Open source software has changed the rules of the game, impacting significantly the economic behavior of stakeholders in the software ecosystem. In this new environment, developers strive to be committers, vendors feel pressure to produce open source products, and system integrators anticipate boosting profits. Reference: IEEE Computer, vol. 40, no. 4…
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Open Source in the Share of Wallet Wars
On their blogs, Matt Asay and Savio Rodrigues are discussing whether IBM is using open source to diminish competitor margins. I think it is obvious that IBM does this, most notably with its Linux engagement, which is squarely directed against Microsoft (Windows). It is what I call a war over the share of customer’s wallet,…
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Open Source Businesses and Developer Careers: Who Benefits from Open Source? How and Why?
Title: Open Source Businesses and Developer Careers: Who Benefits from Open Source? How and Why? Presenter: Dirk Riehle Abstract: Open source is changing how software is built and how money is made. This talk discusses the economics of open source software from the start-up firm, the system integrator, and the software developer perspective. The talk…
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Successful Open Source, with Little or No Agile
I’ll be participating in the panel “Successful Open Source, with little or no Agile” at Agile 2008 in Toronto, Canada, on August 7th, 2008. Successful Open Source, with Little or No Agile Agile adoption in the Open Source community ranges from some to none for most successful teams. Can these communities learn anything from each…