Tools for the study of the usual data sources found in libre software projects

International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-45

  Robles, Gregorio ^a   Gonzalez Barahona, Jesus M ^a   Izquierdo Cortazar, Daniel ^a   Herraiz, Israel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bug tracking; Mailing list; Open source software; Software metrics; Software repository mining; Source code management

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; OPEN SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

BUG TRACKING; MAILING LISTS; SOFTWARE METRICS; SOFTWARE REPOSITORY MINING; SOURCE CODES;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

EID: 70849097117     PISSN: 19423926     EISSN: 19423934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jossp.2009010102     Document Type: Article

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