Context Numerous open source software projects are based on volunteers collaboration
and require a continuous influx of newcomers for their continuity. Newcomers face barriers …

Abstract Context Open Source Software (OSS) development is a knowledge focused activity
which relies heavily on contributors who can be volunteers or paid workers and are …

Newcomers' seamless onboarding is important for online communities that depend upon
leveraging the contribution of outsiders. Previous studies investigated aspects of the joining …

Online communities about similar topics may maintain very different norms of interaction.
Past research identifies many processes that contribute to maintaining stable norms …

Sustained participation by contributors in opensource software is critical to the survival of
open-source projects and can provide career advancement benefits to individual …

Community-based Open Source Software (OSS) projects are usually self-organized and
dynamic, receiving contributions from distributed volunteers. Newcomer are important to the …

Newcomers' seamless onboarding is important for open collaboration communities,
particularly those that leverage outsiders' contributions to remain sustainable. Nevertheless …

Turnover is the phenomenon of continuous influx and retreat of human resources in a team.
Despite being well-studied in many settings, turnover has not been characterized for open …

Large open source software projects often have a globally distributed development team.
Studies have shown developer turnover has a significant impact on the project success …

Established contributors are the backbone of many free/libre open source software (FLOSS)
projects. Previous research has shown that it is critically important for projects to retain …