Abstract Context Open Source Software (OSS) development is a knowledge focused activity
which relies heavily on contributors who can be volunteers or paid workers and are …

Newcomers' seamless onboarding is important for online communities that depend upon
leveraging the contribution of outsiders. Previous studies investigated aspects of the joining …

When newcomers try to join an open source software (OSS) project, they face many barriers
that hinder their first contribution, leading in many cases to their dropping out. Many projects …

The mirroring hypothesis predicts that organizational ties within a project, firm, or group of
firms (eg, communication, collocation, employment) will correspond to the technical …

Software development is a collaborative activity in which developers interact to create and
maintain a complex software system. Human collaboration inevitably evokes emotions like …

The mirroring hypothesis predicts that the organizational patterns of a development project
(eg communication links, geographic collocation, team and firm co-membership) will …

Large open source software projects often have a globally distributed development team.
Studies have shown developer turnover has a significant impact on the project success …

Open source software represents an important form of digital infrastructure as well as a
pathway to technical careers for many developers, but women are drastically …

Developer mailing lists are a rich source of information about Open Source Software (OSS)
development. The unstructured nature of email makes extracting information difficult. We use …

Many businesses and private households rely on Free Libre Open Source Software
(FLOSS). Due to a lack of sustained contributors, however, most FLOSS projects do not …