Understanding Open Source Software Evolution

Software Evolution and Feedback: Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 181-205

  Scacchi, Walt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution models and theories; Evolution of F OSS systems; Evolution of GNU Linux operating systems; F OSS technological regime; Ontology of feedback control systems theory; Open source software evolution; Understanding open source software evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889423476     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470871822.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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