Abstract Open Source Software (OSS) development is often characterized as a
fundamentally new way to develop software. Past analyses and discussions, however, have …

Abstract Open Source Software (OSS) development challenges traditional software
engineering practices. In particular, OSS projects are managed by a large number of …

We have proposed a two-dimensional taxonomy of open source project governance, namely
participation management and responsibility management. We have then formulated four …

In his article “High Noon: We Need New Approaches to Global Problem-Solving, Fast,”
Rischard (2001, 507) emphasizes that “the current setup for solving global problems doesn't …

Abstract Free/Libre and Open Source Software projects (FOSS) are a form of Internetbased
commons. Since 1968, when Garrett Hardin published his famous article “Tragedy of the …

In this chapter we depict collaborative aspects of tailoring software. We provide a
categorization distinguishing between (at first) three levels of intensity of user ties regarding …

Open Source projects are getting very popular for more than last three decades. As Open
Source Software development (OSSD) environment is globally dispersed, it is very important …

This paper discusses opportunities for alternative collaborative approaches for social-
ecological research in general and, in this context, for modeling land-use/land-cover …

This paper outlines a critical, textual approach for the analysis of the relationship between
different actors in information technology (IT) production, and further concretizes the …

Typical open source software (OSS) development projects are organized around technically
talented developers, whose communication is based on technical aspects and source code …