Tag: Publication
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![Single-vendor open source firms [Computer Magazine]](https://i0.wp.com/dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10100-zurich-lindenhof.jpg?fit=300%2C150&ssl=1)
Single-vendor open source firms [Computer Magazine]
I’m happy to report that the seventh article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Single-Vendor Open Source Firms Keywords Open Source, Single-vendor Open Source, Commercial Open Source Authors Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg Publication Computer vol. 53, no. 4 (April 2020), pp 68-72 Abstract: This article present a particular business…
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![Managing episodic volunteers in free/libre, and open-source software communities [TSE Journal]](https://i0.wp.com/dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10139-passau-river-sun.jpg?fit=300%2C150&ssl=1)
Managing episodic volunteers in free/libre, and open-source software communities [TSE Journal]
Abstract We draw on the concept of episodic volunteering (EV) from the general volunteering literature to identify practices for managing EV in free/libre/open source software (FLOSS) communities. Infrequent but ongoing participation is widespread, but the practices that community managers are using to manage EV, and their concerns about EV, have not been previously documented. We…
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![Challenges of tracking and documenting open source dependencies in products [OSS 2020]](https://i0.wp.com/dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/featured/10144-porto-cemetary-candles.jpg?fit=300%2C150&ssl=1)
Challenges of tracking and documenting open source dependencies in products [OSS 2020]
Software vendors need to manage the dependencies of the open source components used in their products. Without this management, license compliance would be impossible, export restrictions could not be maintained, and security vulnerabilities would remain unknown to the vendor. The management of these dependencies has grown in an ad-hoc fashion in most companies. As such,…