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Context: Open Source Software (OSS) is a crucial component of over 90\% of digital infrastructure underpinning industry and public digital services, facilitating collaborative software development and dissemination. Its significance in the…

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Open Source Software (OSS) communities often resist regulation typical of traditional organizations. Yet formal governance systems are being increasingly adopted among communities, particularly through non-profit mentor foundations. Our…

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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

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

Computational research and data analytics increasingly relies on complex ecosystems of open source software (OSS) "libraries" -- curated collections of reusable code that programmers import to perform a specific task. Software documentation…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-06-01 R. Stuart Geiger , Nelle Varoquaux , Charlotte Mazel-Cabasse , Chris Holdgraf

User satisfaction has always been important in the success of software, regardless of whether it is closed and proprietary or open source software (OSS). OSS users are geographically distributed and include technical as well as novice…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-07-29 Arif Raza , Luiz Fernando Capretz

The fact that the number of users of open source software (OSS) is practically un-limited and that ultimately the software quality is determined by end users experience, makes the usability an even more critical quality attribute than it is…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-07-27 Arif Raza , Luiz Fernando Capretz

We have selected six myths about the OSS community and have tested whether they are true or not. The purpose of this report is to identify the lessons that can be learned from the development style of the OSS community and the issues that…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-04-16 Yukako Iimura , Masanari Kondo , Kazushi Tomoto , Yasutaka Kamei , Naoyasu Ubayashi , Shinobu Saito

Mentorship in open source software (OSS) is a vital, multifaceted process that includes onboarding newcomers, fostering skill development, and enhancing community building. This study examines task-focused mentoring strategies that help…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-01-13 Zixuan Feng , Igor Steinmacher , Marco Gerosa , Tyler Menezes , Alexander Serebrenik , Reed Milewicz , Anita Sarma

Company engagement in open source (OSS) is now the new norm. From large technology companies to startups, companies are participating in the OSS ecosystem by open-sourcing their technology, sponsoring projects through funding or paid…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-03-16 Mariam Guizani , Aileen Abril Castro-Guzman , Anita Sarma , Igor Steinmacher

The sense of belonging to a community is a basic human need that impacts an individuals behavior, long-term engagement, and job satisfaction, as revealed by research in disciplines such as psychology, healthcare, and education. Despite much…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-24 Bianca Trinkenreich , Klaas-Jan Stol , Anita Sarma , Daniel M. German , Marco A. Gerosa , Igor Steinmacher

Open-source software (OSS) development relies on effective collaboration among distributed contributors. Yet, current OSS project recommendation systems primarily emphasize technical attributes, overlooking the collaboration and community…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Shashiwadana Nirmani , Hourieh Khalajzadeh , Mojtaba Shahin , Xiao Liu

Governments are increasingly employing funding for open source software (OSS) development as a policy lever to support the security of software supply chains, digital sovereignty, economic growth, and national competitiveness in science and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-11-12 Cailean Osborne , Paul Sharratt , Dawn Foster , Mirko Boehm

[Background] An increasing number of commercial firms are participating in Open Source Software (OSS) projects to reduce their development cost and increase technical innovativeness. When collaborating with other firms whose sought values…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-09-13 Anh Nguyen-Duc , Daniela S. Cruzes , Snarby Terje , Pekka Abrahamsson

Open-source software (OSS) community managers face significant challenges in retaining contributors, as they must monitor activity and engagement while navigating complex dynamics of collaboration. Current tools designed for managing…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-02-13 Zixuan Feng , Katie Kimura , Bianca Trinkenreich , Igor Steinmacher , Marco Gerosa , Anita Sarma

Open Source Software (OSS) history is traced to initial efforts in 1971 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab, the initial goals of OSS around Free vs. Freedom, and its evolution and impact on…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2019-01-01 John Sherlock , Manoj Muniswamaiah , Lauren Clarke , Shawn Cicoria

There is growing acknowledgement within the software engineering community that a theory of software development is needed to integrate the myriad methodologies that are currently popular, some of which are based on opposing perspectives.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-03-22 Diana Kirk , Stephen G. MacDonell

Nowadays, many software projects are partially or completely open-source based. There is an increasing need for companies to participate in open-source software (OSS) projects, e.g., in order to benefit from open source ecosystems. OSS…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2013-11-07 Fabian Fagerholm , Patrik Johnson , Alejandro Sánchez Guinea , Jay Borenstein , Jürgen Münch

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

Open Source Software (OSS) ecosystems have reshaped the ways how software-intensive firms develop products and deliver value to customers. However, firms still need support for strategic product planning in terms of what to develop…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-08-02 Johan Linåker , Hussan Munir , Krzysztof Wnuk , Carl-Eric Mols