Design evolution of an open source project using an improved modularity metric

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 299, Issue , 2009, Pages 20-33

  Milev, Roberto ^a   Muegge, Steven ^a   Weiss, Michael ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; OPEN SYSTEMS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

DESIGN STRUCTURE MATRICES; EVOLUTION ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY STRUCTURES; LARGE-SCALE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS; ORGANIZATION THEORY; VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

EID: 84875480824     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: 1868422X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02032-2_4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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