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Open-source software (OSS) is foundational to modern digital infrastructure, yet this context for group work continues to struggle to ensure sufficient contributions in many critical cases. This literature review explores how artificial…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-10 S M Rakib UI Karim , Wenyi Lu , Sean Goggins

Background: Open Source Software (OSS) started as an effort of communities of volunteers, but its practices have been adopted far beyond these initial scenarios. For instance, the strategic use of OSS in industry is constantly growing…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-04-14 Johan Linåker , Björn Lundell , Francisco Servant , Jonas Gamalielsson , Sachiko Muto , Gregorio Robles

Open source software development, particularly within institutions such as universities and research laboratories, is often decentralized and difficult to track. Although academic teams produce many impactful scientific tools, their…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Juanita Gomez , Emily Lovell , Stephanie Lieggi , Alvaro A. Cardenas , James Davis

Despite the widespread adoption of open source software (OSS), its sustainability remains a critical concern, particularly in light of security vulnerabilities and the often inadequate end-of-service (EoS) processes for OSS projects as they…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Tapajit Dey , Brian Fitzgerald , Sherae Daniel

Open-source software (OSS) is a pillar of modern software development. Its success depends on the dedication of maintainers who work constantly to keep their libraries stable, adapt to changing needs, and support a growing community. Yet,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-20 Rachna Raj , Diego Elias Costa

The open source software (OSS) assessment has become important given the increased adoption of OSS in commercial product development. Researchers proposed many OSS assessment models. However, little is known about the industrial relevance…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-12-02 Sai Pranav Koyyada , Denim Deshmukh Deepika Badampudi , Vida Ahmadi , Muhammad Usman

Agile software development is gaining popularity among software developers due to its benefits. As the interest in agile software development grows, there is an increasing focus on investigating sustainability within this field. This study…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-07-11 Hatef Shamshiri , Ashok Tripathi , Shola Oyedeji , Jari Porras

In this experience paper, we report on a large-scale empirical study of Static Application Security Testing (SAST) in Open-Source Embedded Software (EMBOSS) repositories. We collected a corpus of 258 of the most popular EMBOSS projects, and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-04-28 Mingjie Shen , Akul Abhilash Pillai , Brian A. Yuan , James C. Davis , Aravind Machiry

Large-scale distributed projects are typically the results of collective efforts performed by multiple developers, each one having a different personality. The study of developers' personalities has the potential of explaining their'…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-07-30 Fabio Calefato , Giuseppe Iaffaldano , Filippo Lanubile , Bogdan Vasilescu

Context: Large-scale distributed projects are typically the results of collective efforts performed by multiple developers with heterogeneous personalities. Objective: We aim to find evidence that personalities can explain developers'…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-04-14 Fabio Calefato , Filippo Lanubile , Bogdan Vasilescu

According to different opponents and commercial giants in software industries, the open source style software development has enough capacity to complete successfully the large scale projects. But we have seen many flaws and loops in…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2012-02-09 Murtaza Hussain Shaikh

In the early 1980s, Open Source Software emerged as a revolutionary concept amidst the dominance of proprietary software. What began as a revolutionary idea has now become the cornerstone of computer science. Amidst OSS projects, AI is…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-23 Matteo Esposito , Andrea Janes , Valentina Lenarduzzi , Davide Taibi

Managing open-source software (OSS) projects requires managing communities of contributors. In particular, it is essential for project leaders to understand their community's diversity and turnover. We present CommunityTapestry, a dynamic…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-12-15 Mariam Guizani , Zixuan Feng , Emily Judith Arteaga , Luis Cañas-Díaz , Alexander Serebrenik , Anita Sarma

Open Source Software (OSS) has been recognized by the software development community as an effective way to deliver software. Unlike traditional software development, OSS development is driven by collaboration among developers spread…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-08-13 Bianca Minetto Napoleão , Fabio Petrillo , Sylvain Hallé

Open-source Software (OSS) has become a valuable resource in both industry and academia over the last few decades. Despite the innovative structures they develop to support the projects, OSS projects and their communities have complex needs…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-04-04 Yibo Yan , Seth Frey , Amy Zhang , Vladimir Filkov , Likang Yin

Open source software (OSS), playing an increasingly critical role nowadays, has been commonly adopted and integrated in various software products. For many practitioners, selecting and adopting suitable OSS can help them greatly. Though…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-02-25 Xiaozhou Li , Sergio Moreschini

Software Engineering is a constantly evolving subject area that faces new challenges every day as it tries to automate newer business processes. One of the key challenges to the success of a software solution is attaining sustainability.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-10-15 Asif Imran , Tevfik Kosar

One of the primary factors that encourage developers to contribute to open source software (OSS) projects is the collaborative nature of OSS development. However, the collaborative structure of these communities largely remains unclear,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-04-24 Alexander Agroskin , Elena Lyulina , Sergey Titov , Vladimir Kovalenko

Background: Open Source Software (OSS) fuels our global digital infrastructure but is commonly maintained by small groups of people whose time and labor represent a depletable resource. For the OSS projects to stay sustainable, i.e., viable…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-08-14 Johan Linåker , Georg J. P. Link , Kevin Lumbard

Open-source software (OSS) plays a vital role in the modern software ecosystem. However, the maintenance and sustainability of OSS projects can be challenging. In this paper, we present the CrOSSD project, which aims to build a database of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-05-03 Tobias Dam , Lukas Daniel Klausner , Sebastian Neumaier