A case study of open source software development: the Apache server

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A case study of open source software development: the Apache server (2000)

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by Audris Mockus , Roy T. Fielding , James Herbsleb

Venue:	In: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2000
Citations:	802 - 32 self

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@INPROCEEDINGS{Mockus00acase,
    author = {Audris Mockus and Roy T. Fielding and James Herbsleb},
    title = {A case study of open source software development: the Apache server},
    booktitle = {In: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2000},
    year = {2000},
    pages = {263272},
    publisher = {ACM Press}
}

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Abstract

According to its proponents, open source style software development has the capacity to compete successfully, and perhaps in many cases displace, traditional commercial development methods. In order to begin investigating such claims, we examine the development process of a major open source application, the Apache web server. By using email archives of source code change history and problem reports we quantify aspects of developer participation, core team size, code ownership, productivity, defect density, and problem resolution interval for this OSS project. This analysis reveals a unique process, which performs well on important measures. We conclude that hybrid forms of development that borrow the most effective techniques from both the OSS and commercial worlds may lead to high performance software processes.

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case study open source software development apache server traditional commercial development method os project effective technique code ownership email archive many case development process defect density major open source application apache web server important measure core team size unique process high performance software problem report open source style software development problem resolution interval source code change history developer participation hybrid form commercial world

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