collaboration in open-source projects: myth or reality? (msr14)
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Collaboration in Open-Source Projects: Myth or Reality?
Yuriy Tymchuk, Andrea Mocci, Michele Lanza REVEAL @ Faculty of Informatics – University of Lugano, Switzerland
Andrew Meneely, Laurie Williams Socio-Technical Developer Networks:Should We Trust Our Measurements? ICSE 2011
• I have never heard of this person before • I recognize this name, but I don’t know much about them • I know who this person is, but I have not worked with them directly • I have worked with this person on this project
“Next, in the context of the Example project, what is your connection to the following people?”
• I have never heard of this person before • I recognize this name, but I don’t know much about them • I know who this person is, but I have not worked with them directly • I have worked with this person on this project
“Next, in the context of the Example project, what is your connection to the following people?”
• I have never heard of this person before • I recognize this name, but I don’t know much about them • I know who this person is, but I have not worked with them directly
“I know and have collaborated (by contributing source code) with the following people:”
• Strongly disagree • Partially disagree • Neutral • Partially agree • Strongly agree
• Strongly disagree
“I know and have collaborated (by contributing source code) with the following people:”
• Strongly disagree • Partially disagree • Neutral • Partially agree • Strongly agree 85
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common projects common commits
alternating versions alternating versions in time frame
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201 165
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alternating versions in time frame
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38%(201) 31%(165)
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common projects common commits
alternating versions
36%(189)
529
38%(201) 31%(165)
32%(171)
common projects common commits
alternating versions alternating versions in time frame
36%(189)
529
6%(11)
174
6%(11)
10%(17)13%(23)
Collaboration in Open-Source Projects: Myth or Reality?
Yuriy Tymchuk, Andrea Mocci, Michele Lanza REVEAL @ Faculty of Informatics – University of Lugano, Switzerland
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