We review the empirical research on Free/Libre and Open-Source Software (FLOSS)
development and assess the state of the literature. We develop a framework for organizing …

To manage work interdependencies, online communities draw on a variety of arm's length
coordination mechanisms offered by information technology platforms and associated …

This paper develops and illustrates the theory of collaboration through open superposition:
the process of depositing motivationally independent layers of work on top of each other …

This paper seeks to close an empirical gap regarding the motivations, personal attributes
and behavioral patterns among free/libre and open-source (FLOSS) developers, especially …

Software evolution studies have traditionally focused on individual products. In this study we
scale up the idea of software evolution by considering software compilations composed of a …

Some free software and open source projects have been extremely successful in the past.
The success of a project is often related to the number of developers it can attract: a larger …

Free software and open source projects are often perceived to be of high quality. It has been
suggested that the high level of quality found in some free software projects is related to the …

Developer turnover can result in a major problem when develo** software. When senior
developers abandon a software project, they leave a knowledge gap that has to be …

Some free software projects have been extremely successful. This rise to prominence can
be attributed to the high quality and suitability of the software. This quality and suitability is …

Most libre software projects rely on the work of volunteers. Therefore, attracting people who
contribute their time and technical skills is of paramount importance, both in technical and …