The use of empirical methods in open source software research: Facts, trends and future directions
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2009
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Stol, K.J.
Babar, M.A.
Russo, B.
Fitzgerald, B.
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Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Emerging Trends in Free/Libre/Open Source Software Research and Development, FLOSS 2009, 2009, pp.19-24
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Klaas-Jan Stol, Muhammad Ali Babar, Barbara Russo and Brian Fitzgerald
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ICSE Workshop on Emerging Trends in Free/Libre/Open Source Software Research and Development, 2009 (FLOSS '09) (18 May 2009 - 18 May 2009 : Vancouver, Canada)
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Open Source Software (OSS) is a field of study with increasing interest of researchers. By its nature, OSS is especially suitable for empirical research. A great number of OSS related empirical studies have been conducted, but no effort has been made to systematically review the published evidence. This paper presents the results of a systematic review to investigate research topics and used methods in OSS related research. We present our results as facts and trends in this field and provide directions for future research.
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