Free/Open Source Software Development: Recent Research Results and Methods

摘要: Abstract The focus of this chapter is to review what known about free and open source software development (FOSSD) work practices, processes, project community dynamics, other socio-technical relationships. It does not on specific properties or technical attributes different FOSS systems, but it seek explore how developed evolved. provides a brief background efforts are similar different. From there attention shifts an extensive set empirical studies FOSSD that articulate levels analysis. These characterize has been analyzed in across examine why individuals participate; resources capabilities supporting activities; cooperation, coordination, control realized projects; alliance formation inter-project social networking; as multi-project ecosystem, movement. Following this, the reviews research methods employed issues FOSSD. include reflective practice industry polls, survey research, ethnographic studies, mining repositories, multi-modal modeling analysis processes networks. Finally, discussion limitations constraints so far, emerging opportunities for future then conclusions through reviewed here.