DISA SEMINARI
ROCK SEMINAR
KNOWLEDGE REUSE ACROSS OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dott. Stefan Haefliger
University of St. Gallen
Mercoledì 28 gennaio 2004, ore 11.30
Sala riunioni DISA
Previous research examines the issue of software reuse. Its focus lies primarily on
in-house development. This research examines knowledge reuse across free and
open source software projects in an inductive and empirical manner. Source code
modification logs of two open source projects are analyzed and categorized. Our
findings are complemented by interviews with core developers. The goal is to find
out whether and to what extent knowledge reuse happens across these projects and
what project-related factors impact on the type of knowledge which is being reused.
Searching behavior of developers for project-external knowledge is examined
qualitatively. We conclude that reuse behavior in open source software
development can improve the firm's understanding of black-box component
markets. Implications for researchers and project managers are discussed and issues
for future research named.
Referente:
prof. Marco Zamarian (tel. 0461/882154 email: Marco.Zamarian@economia.unitn.it)