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- W164624384 abstract "With the emergence of Free/Libre and Open Source Software as a significant force that is reshaping the software industry, it becomes more important to reassess conventionally held wisdom about software development. Recent literature on the FLOSS development process suggests that our previously held knowledge about software development might be obsolete. We specifically highlight the tension between the views embodied by the Linus’ Law and Brooks’ Law. Linus’ Law was forwarded by Eric Raymond and suggests that the FLOSS development process benefits greatly from large numbers of developers. Brooks’ Law, which is part of currently held wisdom on software development, suggests that adding developers is detrimental to the progress of software projects. Raymond explains that the distributed nature of the FLOSS development process and the capacity of source code to convey rich information between developers are the main causes of the obsolescence Brooks’ Law in the FLOSS development context. By performing two separate studies, we show how both views of software development can be complementary. Using the lens of Transaction Cost Theory (TCT) in the first study, we identify the characteristics of the development knowledge as being the main factors constraining new members from contributing source code to FLOSS development projects. We also conceptualize of these knowledge characteristics as being analogous to what Brooks’ described as the ramp-up effect. We forward the argument, and offer em-" @default.
- W164624384 created "2016-06-24" @default.
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- W164624384 date "2009-01-01" @default.
- W164624384 modified "2023-09-27" @default.
- W164624384 title "Towards a theory on the sustainability and performance of FLOSS communities" @default.
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