The book- Free/Open Source Software Development- is an excellent compilation of chapters from research teams around the world. This book has also attracted critical contributions from practitioners of F/OSS in industry as well as from the community. Many of the chapters provide extensive empirical analysis. As such, this book is a must-read for researchers in this area and is a valuable contribution to the growing literature on F/OSS.
– Sandeep Krishnamurthy, University of Washington, USA
Koch (information business, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria) provides an overview of current research in the field of free and open source software (F/OSS) development. Contributors in software design, computer science, and examine free and open source software development from various perspectives, such as sociology, legal implications, and business models. The organization of the book reflects the different research approaches taken in the field, with sections on intensive and extensive analysis in F/OSS development and software engineering, F/OSS projects as social constructs, simulating F/OSS, development, F/OSS development integration with commercial and public organizations, and implications of the F/OSS development model.
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