Self-organization process in open-source software: An empirical study

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 361-374

  Yu, Liguo ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical study; Open source software; Self organization; Software evolution

Indexed keywords

QUALITY CONTROL; REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

CLOSED SOURCE SOFTWARE; EMPIRICAL STUDY; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARES; SOFTWARE EVOLUTION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 38849098332     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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