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Knowledge Work Artifacts: Kernel Cousins for Free/Open Source (2007)
| Venue: | Software Development, Proc. ACM Conf. Support Group Work (Group07), Sanibel Island, FL |
| Citations: | 17 - 8 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Elliott07knowledgework,
author = {Margaret Elliott and Mark S. Ackerman and Walt Scacchi},
title = {Knowledge Work Artifacts: Kernel Cousins for Free/Open Source},
booktitle = {Software Development, Proc. ACM Conf. Support Group Work (Group07), Sanibel Island, FL},
year = {2007},
pages = {177--186}
}
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Abstract
Most empirical studies of peer production have focused on the final products of these efforts (such as software in Free/Open Source projects), but there are also many other knowledge artifacts that improve the effectiveness of the project. This paper presents a study of an intermediate work product, or informalism, used in a Free/Open Source Software project, GNUe. A digest-like artifact called the Kernel Cousin (KC) was used extensively in the project. These KCs allowed critical coordination and memory, but at the cost of considerable effort. The paper presents two examples of the KCs ' use in the project as well as an analysis of their benefits and costs. ACM Classification Keywords H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI):
Keyphrases
kernel cousin free open source knowledge work artifact final product peer production free open source project intermediate work product considerable effort information interface critical coordination empirical study digest-like artifact many knowledge artifact acm classification keywords h5 free open source software project
