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Open Source Systems: Towards Robust Practices

13th IFIP WG 2.13 International Conference, OSS 2017, Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 22-23, 2017, Proceedings

Part of the book series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (IFIPAICT, volume 496)

Conference series link(s): OSS: IFIP International Conference on Open Source Systems

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Table of contents (19 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
  2. Projects, Communication, and Participation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Investigating Relationships Between FLOSS Foundations and FLOSS Projects

      • Juho Lindman, Imed Hammouda
      Pages 14-22Open Access
    3. Designing for Participation: Three Models for Developer Involvement in Hybrid OSS Projects

      • Hanna Mäenpää, Terhi Kilamo, Tommi Mikkonen, Tomi Männistö
      Pages 23-33Open Access
  3. Posters and Tools

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
    2. Measuring Perceived Trust in Open Source Software Communities

      • Mahbubul Syeed, Juho Lindman, Imed Hammouda
      Pages 49-54Open Access
    3. The Open Source Officer Role – Experiences

      • Carl-Eric Mols, Krzysztof Wnuk, Johan Linåker
      Pages 55-59Open Access
    4. Digging into the Eclipse Marketplace

      • Jacob Krüger, Niklas Corr, Ivonne Schröter, Thomas Leich
      Pages 60-65Open Access
  4. Licensing, Strategies, and Practices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
    2. Addressing Lock-in, Interoperability, and Long-Term Maintenance Challenges Through Open Source: How Can Companies Strategically Use Open Source?

      • Björn Lundell, Jonas Gamalielsson, Stefan Tengblad, Bahram Hooshyar Yousefi, Thomas Fischer, Gert Johansson et al.
      Pages 80-88Open Access
    3. Understanding the Effects of Practices on KDE Ecosystem Health

      • Simone da Silva Amorim, John D. McGregor, Eduardo Santana de Almeida, Christina von Flach Garcia Chavez
      Pages 89-100Open Access
    4. Challenges in Validating FLOSS Configuration

      • Markus Raab, Gergö Barany
      Pages 101-114Open Access
  5. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
    2. Understanding When to Adopt a Library: A Case Study on ASF Projects

      • Akinori Ihara, Daiki Fujibayashi, Hirohiko Suwa, Raula Gaikovina Kula, Kenichi Matsumoto
      Pages 128-138Open Access
    3. Adoption of Academic Tools in Open Source Communities: The Debian Case Study

      • Pietro Abate, Roberto Di Cosmo
      Pages 139-150Open Access
    4. Assessing Code Authorship: The Case of the Linux Kernel

      • Guilherme Avelino, Leonardo Passos, Andre Hora, Marco Tulio Valente
      Pages 151-163Open Access

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This book is open access under a CC BY license.


This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th IFIP WG 2.13 International Conference on Open Source Systems, OSS 2017, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in May 2017. 

The 16 revised full papers and 3 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics related to free, libre, and open source software (FLOSS), including: licensing, strategies, and practices; case studies; projects, communication, and participation; tools; and project management, development and evaluation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National University of La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

    Federico Balaguer, Alejandra Garrido

  • Inria and Paris Diderot University, Paris, France

    Roberto Di Cosmo

  • University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fabio Kon

  • Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain

    Gregorio Robles

  • Paris Diderot University and Inria, Paris, France

    Stefano Zacchiroli

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