Latest in Industry and Research Publications
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![Supporting interview analysis with autocoding [HICSS 2020]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10179-cologne-cathedral-eagle-300x150.jpg)
Supporting interview analysis with autocoding [HICSS 2020]
Abstract: Interview analysis is a technique employed in qualitative research. Researchers annotate (code) interview transcriptions, often with the help of Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS). The tools available today largely replicate the manual process of annotation. In this article, we demonstrate how to use natural language processing (NLP) to increase the reproducibility and traceability…
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![Managing commercial conflicts of interest in open source foundations [ICSOB 2019]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10180-penang-usm-bioinformatik-300x150.jpg)
Managing commercial conflicts of interest in open source foundations [ICSOB 2019]
Abstract: When companies opt to open source their software, they may choose to offer the project to an open source foundation. Donating the software to an open source foundation offers a number of advantages, such as access to the foundation’s existing tools and project management. However, in donating the software, the company relinquishes control of…
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Enabling Open Innovation with Open Data using the JValue Open Data Service
Today I gave my JValue Open Data Service talk at USM (University of Sciences, Malaysia, at Penang). I am grateful for the opportunity and the recording. Abstract: Open data has the potential to create significant practical value for its users through open innovation. Yet, to realize this value, we need an open ecosystem, next to…
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![Industry requirements for FLOSS governance tools to facilitate the use of open-source software in commercial products [JSS Journal]](https://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10182-berlin-wilmersdorfer-volkspark-300x150.jpg)
Industry requirements for FLOSS governance tools to facilitate the use of open-source software in commercial products [JSS Journal]
Abstract: Virtually all software products incorporate free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) components. However, ungoverned use of FLOSS components can result in legal and nancial risks, and risks to a rm’s intellectual property. To avoid these risks, companies must govern their FLOSS use through open source governance processes and by following industry best practices. A…
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Why Self-Enlightened Contribution to Open Source Projects is Difficult
Self-enlightened contributions to open source projects are (code) contributions that come about because a company chooses to contribute. The opposite is forced open sourcing, which typically happens when a reciprocal license like the GPLv2 forces a company to lay open some source code. Self-enlightened contribution is hard! Here are three examples that might make a…
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Open source license compliance⸺Why and how? (Hendrik Schoettle, IEEE Computer)
I’m happy to report that the third article in the new open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Open Source License Compliance⸺Why and How? Keywords Open-source software, licenses, software packages Authors Hendrik Schoettle, Osborne Clarke, Munich, Germany Publication Computer vol. 52, no. 8 (August 2019), pp. 63-67 Abstract: Compliance with open source…