A Model of Open Source Developer Foundations
Riehle D, Berschneider S (2012)
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Original article
Publication year: 2012
Journal
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Edited Volumes: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
City/Town: Berlin
Pages Range: 15-28
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Open Source Systems
Event location: Hammamet, Tunisia
URI: http://dirkriehle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Riehle-MOSDF-v12-Final-Web.pdf
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33442-9_2
Abstract
Many community open source projects are of high economic relevance. As these projects mature, their leaders face a choice of continuing the project as is, making the project join an existing foundation, or creating their own foundation for the project. This article presents a model of open source developer foundations that project leaders can use to compare existing foundations with their needs or to design their own. The model is based on a three-iteration qualitative study involving interviews and supplementary materials review. To demonstrate its usefulness, we apply the model to nine foundations and present their organizational choices in a comparative table format. © 2012 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.
Authors with CRIS profile
Dirk Riehle
Professur für Open Source Software
Sebastian Berschneider
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 3 (Rechnerarchitektur)
How to cite
APA:
Riehle, D., & Berschneider, S. (2012). A Model of Open Source Developer Foundations. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Open Source Systems (pp. 15-28). Hammamet, Tunisia, TN: Berlin: Springer Verlag.
MLA:
Riehle, Dirk, and Sebastian Berschneider. "A Model of Open Source Developer Foundations." Proceedings of the International Conference on Open Source Systems, Hammamet, Tunisia Berlin: Springer Verlag, 2012. 15-28.
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