Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
8-2006
Abstract
Drawing on social network theories and previous studies, this research is an initial effort to explore the dynamics of the social network structure in Open Source Software (OSS) teams. Three projects were selected from SourceForge.net in term of their similarities as well as their differences. Monthly data were extracted from the bug tracking system in order to achieve a longitudinal view of the interaction pattern of each project. Social network analysis was used to generate the indices of network structure. The finding suggests that the interaction pattern of OSS projects evolves from a single hub at the beginning to a core/periphery model as the projects move forward.
Keywords
Social network, social structure, Open Source Software (OSS), longitudinal study
Discipline
Databases and Information Systems | Software Engineering
Areas of Excellence
Digital transformation
Publication
Proceedings of the Twelfth Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2006), Acapulco, Mexico, August 4-6
First Page
820
Last Page
830
Publisher
AMCIS
City or Country
Acapulco, Mexico
Citation
LONG, Y. and SIAU, Keng.
Social network dynamics for open source software projects. (2006). Proceedings of the Twelfth Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2006), Acapulco, Mexico, August 4-6. 820-830.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9422
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2006/105/