Ebook: Open Source Ecosystems: Diverse Communities Interacting: 5th IFIP WG 2.13 International Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2009, Skövde, Sweden, June 3-6, 2009. Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th IFIP WG 2.13 International Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2009, held in Skövde, Sweden, in June 2009.

The 28 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of two keynote speeches, 6 workshop introductions, 5 posters and 2 panels were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. The papers reflect the international communities of active OSS researchers from a number of academic fields ranging from computer science and information science to economics and business studies. They feature topics extending from architectures of OSS, mining OSS data, empirical research on OSS, user involvement in OSS design and OSS communities to commercial OSS, company participation in OSS, and public sector and educational usage of OSS.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th IFIP WG 2.13 International Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2009,  held in Sk?vde, Sweden, in June 2009.

The 28 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of two keynote speeches, 6 workshop introductions, 5 posters and 2 panels were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. The papers reflect the international communities of active OSS researchers from a number of academic fields ranging from computer science and information science to economics and business studies. They feature topics extending from architectures of OSS, mining OSS data, empirical research on OSS, user involvement in OSS design and OSS communities to commercial OSS, company participation in OSS, and public sector and educational usage of OSS.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th IFIP WG 2.13 International Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2009,  held in Sk?vde, Sweden, in June 2009.

The 28 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of two keynote speeches, 6 workshop introductions, 5 posters and 2 panels were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. The papers reflect the international communities of active OSS researchers from a number of academic fields ranging from computer science and information science to economics and business studies. They feature topics extending from architectures of OSS, mining OSS data, empirical research on OSS, user involvement in OSS design and OSS communities to commercial OSS, company participation in OSS, and public sector and educational usage of OSS.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Open Source Is Changing the Way Work Gets Done....Pages 1-1
How Open Source Can Still Save the World....Pages 2-2
Domain Drivers in the Modularization of FLOSS Systems....Pages 3-19
Design Evolution of an Open Source Project Using an Improved Modularity Metric....Pages 20-33
Software Engineering in Practice: Design and Architectures of FLOSS Systems....Pages 34-46
Beyond the Business Model: Incentives for Organizations to Publish Software Source Code....Pages 47-56
Opening Industrial Software: Planting an Onion....Pages 57-69
Providing Commercial Open Source Software: Lessons Learned....Pages 70-82
Analysis of Open Source Software Development Iterations by Means of Burst Detection Techniques....Pages 83-93
Heartbeat: Measuring Active User Base and Potential User Interest in FLOSS Projects....Pages 94-104
Estimating Commit Sizes Efficiently....Pages 105-115
The Importance of External Support in the Adoption of Open Source Server Software....Pages 116-128
Customization of Open Source Software in Companies....Pages 129-142
Choosing Open Source ERP Systems: What Reasons Are There For Doing So?....Pages 143-155
Reporting Empirical Research in Open Source Software: The State of Practice....Pages 156-169
What Does It Take to Develop a Million Lines of Open Source Code?....Pages 170-184
An Empirical Study of the Reuse of Software Licensed under the GNU General Public License....Pages 185-198
Quality of Open Source Software: The QualiPSo Trustworthiness Model....Pages 199-212
Challenges of the Open Source Component Marketplace in the Industry....Pages 213-224
A Survey on Firms’ Participation in Open Source Community Projects....Pages 225-236
FLOSS UX Design: An Analysis of User Experience Design in Firefox and OpenOffice.org....Pages 237-250
Integrating HCI Specialists into Open Source Software Development Projects....Pages 251-263
A Survey of Usability Practices in Free/Libre/Open Source Software....Pages 264-273
Reassessing Brooks’ Law for the Free Software Community....Pages 274-283
“Peeling the Onion”....Pages 284-297
Group Maintenance Behaviors of Core and Peripherial Members of Free/Libre Open Source Software Teams....Pages 298-309
What Constitutes Open Source? A Study of the Vista Electronic Medical Record Software....Pages 310-319
Openness to Standard Document Formats in Swedish Public Sector Organisations....Pages 320-329
Using FLOSS Project Metadata in the Undergraduate Classroom....Pages 330-339
Undergraduate Research Opportunities in OSS....Pages 340-350
4th International Workshop on Public Data about Software Development....Pages 351-352
First International Workshop on Building Sustainable Open Source Communities (OSCOMM 2009)....Pages 353-354
1st International Workshop on: ‘Designing for Participatory Learning’ Building from Open Source Success to Develop Free Ways to Share and Learn....Pages 355-356
A Joint Workshop of QACOS and OSSPL....Pages 357-358
NESSI OSS Workshop....Pages 359-360
Workshop – Serious Games and Open Source: Practice and Futures....Pages 361-362
Assurance Evaluation for OSS Adoption in a Telco Context....Pages 363-363
Assessing FLOSS Communities: An Experience Report from the QualOSS Project....Pages 364-364
Release Mismanagement in Open Source....Pages 365-365
Libre Software in Spanish Public Administrations....Pages 366-366
The Case Study of an F/OSS Virtualization Platform Deployment and Quantitative Results....Pages 367-367
Panel: Open Source in the Public Sector....Pages 368-369
Panel: Governance in Open Source Projects and Communities....Pages 370-370
Back Matter....Pages -

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th IFIP WG 2.13 International Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2009,  held in Sk?vde, Sweden, in June 2009.

The 28 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of two keynote speeches, 6 workshop introductions, 5 posters and 2 panels were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. The papers reflect the international communities of active OSS researchers from a number of academic fields ranging from computer science and information science to economics and business studies. They feature topics extending from architectures of OSS, mining OSS data, empirical research on OSS, user involvement in OSS design and OSS communities to commercial OSS, company participation in OSS, and public sector and educational usage of OSS.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
Open Source Is Changing the Way Work Gets Done....Pages 1-1
How Open Source Can Still Save the World....Pages 2-2
Domain Drivers in the Modularization of FLOSS Systems....Pages 3-19
Design Evolution of an Open Source Project Using an Improved Modularity Metric....Pages 20-33
Software Engineering in Practice: Design and Architectures of FLOSS Systems....Pages 34-46
Beyond the Business Model: Incentives for Organizations to Publish Software Source Code....Pages 47-56
Opening Industrial Software: Planting an Onion....Pages 57-69
Providing Commercial Open Source Software: Lessons Learned....Pages 70-82
Analysis of Open Source Software Development Iterations by Means of Burst Detection Techniques....Pages 83-93
Heartbeat: Measuring Active User Base and Potential User Interest in FLOSS Projects....Pages 94-104
Estimating Commit Sizes Efficiently....Pages 105-115
The Importance of External Support in the Adoption of Open Source Server Software....Pages 116-128
Customization of Open Source Software in Companies....Pages 129-142
Choosing Open Source ERP Systems: What Reasons Are There For Doing So?....Pages 143-155
Reporting Empirical Research in Open Source Software: The State of Practice....Pages 156-169
What Does It Take to Develop a Million Lines of Open Source Code?....Pages 170-184
An Empirical Study of the Reuse of Software Licensed under the GNU General Public License....Pages 185-198
Quality of Open Source Software: The QualiPSo Trustworthiness Model....Pages 199-212
Challenges of the Open Source Component Marketplace in the Industry....Pages 213-224
A Survey on Firms’ Participation in Open Source Community Projects....Pages 225-236
FLOSS UX Design: An Analysis of User Experience Design in Firefox and OpenOffice.org....Pages 237-250
Integrating HCI Specialists into Open Source Software Development Projects....Pages 251-263
A Survey of Usability Practices in Free/Libre/Open Source Software....Pages 264-273
Reassessing Brooks’ Law for the Free Software Community....Pages 274-283
“Peeling the Onion”....Pages 284-297
Group Maintenance Behaviors of Core and Peripherial Members of Free/Libre Open Source Software Teams....Pages 298-309
What Constitutes Open Source? A Study of the Vista Electronic Medical Record Software....Pages 310-319
Openness to Standard Document Formats in Swedish Public Sector Organisations....Pages 320-329
Using FLOSS Project Metadata in the Undergraduate Classroom....Pages 330-339
Undergraduate Research Opportunities in OSS....Pages 340-350
4th International Workshop on Public Data about Software Development....Pages 351-352
First International Workshop on Building Sustainable Open Source Communities (OSCOMM 2009)....Pages 353-354
1st International Workshop on: ‘Designing for Participatory Learning’ Building from Open Source Success to Develop Free Ways to Share and Learn....Pages 355-356
A Joint Workshop of QACOS and OSSPL....Pages 357-358
NESSI OSS Workshop....Pages 359-360
Workshop – Serious Games and Open Source: Practice and Futures....Pages 361-362
Assurance Evaluation for OSS Adoption in a Telco Context....Pages 363-363
Assessing FLOSS Communities: An Experience Report from the QualOSS Project....Pages 364-364
Release Mismanagement in Open Source....Pages 365-365
Libre Software in Spanish Public Administrations....Pages 366-366
The Case Study of an F/OSS Virtualization Platform Deployment and Quantitative Results....Pages 367-367
Panel: Open Source in the Public Sector....Pages 368-369
Panel: Governance in Open Source Projects and Communities....Pages 370-370
Back Matter....Pages -
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