Agent-based simulation of open source evolution

Smith, Neil; Capiluppi, Andrea; Ramil, Juan F.

doi:10.1002/spip.280

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“…In terms of data sources, it has been established that different development practices have an influence on the best data source( [5], [17]), and that both the Configuration Management Systems (CMS) and the ChangeLog files offer more reliable information ( [4], [11], [21]). …”

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Engaging without Over-Powering: A Case Study of a FLOSS Project

Capiluppi

Baravalle

Heap

2010

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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Abstract. The role of Open Source Software (OSS) in the e-learning business has become more and more fundamental in the last 10 years, as long as corporate and government organizations have developed their educational and training programs based on OSS out-of-the-box tools. This paper qualitatively documents the decision of the largest UK e-learning provider, the Open University, to adopt the Moodle e-learning system, and how it has been successfully deployed in its site after a multi-million investment. A further quantitative study also provides evidence of how a commercial stakeholder has been engaged with, and produced outputs for, the Moodle community. Lessons learned from this experience by the stakeholders include the crucial factors of contributing to the OSS community, and adapting to an evolving technology. It also becomes evident how commercial partners helped this OSS system to achieve the transition from an "average" OSS system to a successful multisite, collaborative and community-based OSS project.

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Engaging without Over-Powering: A Case Study of a FLOSS Project

Capiluppi

Baravalle

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2010

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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“…This will be done empirically, by analysing the public data pertaining the open development of Moodle. In terms of data sources, it has been established that different development practices have an influence on the best data source( [5], [17]), and that both the Configuration Management Systems (CMS) and the ChangeLog files offer more reliable information ( [4], [11], [21]). …”

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From "community" to "commercial" FLOSS

Capiluppi

Baravalle

Heap

2010

Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Free/Libre/Open Source Software Research and Development

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Abstract-This paper qualitatively documents how the decision of the largest UK e-learning provider to adopt Moodle had an effect on this FLOSS system. The study of its evolution provides evidence of the success of this project: increasing amounts of provided effort by developers correspond to similarly increasing produced outputs to the Moodle system. It becomes evident how commercial partners helped this OSS system to achieve the transition from an "average" OSS system to a successful multisite, collaborative and community-based OSS project.

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“…In another study Smith and Capilupp [18] apply agent-based simulation modelling to the evolution of open source software (OSS) in order to study the relation between size, complexity and effort. They present a model in which complexity is considered a hindering factor to productivity, fitness to requirement and developer motivation.…”

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Software Development Process Simulation: Multi Agent-Based Simulation versus System Dynamics

Cherif

Davidsson

2010

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. We present one of the first actual applications of Multi Agent-Based Simulation (MABS) to the field of software process simulation modelling (SPSM). Although there are some recent attempts to do this, we argue that these fail to take full advantage of the agency paradigm. Our model of the software development process integrates individual-level performance, cognition and artefact quality models in a common simulation framework. In addition, this framework allows the implementation of both MABS and System Dynamics (SD) simulators using the same basic models. As SD is the dominating approach within SPSM, we are able to make relevant and unique comparisons between it and MABS. This enabled us to uncover quite interesting properties of these approaches, e.g., that MABS reflects the problem domain more realistically than SD.

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Agent-based simulation of open source evolution

Cited by 41 publications

References 20 publications

Engaging without Over-Powering: A Case Study of a FLOSS Project

Engaging without Over-Powering: A Case Study of a FLOSS Project

From "community" to "commercial" FLOSS

Software Development Process Simulation: Multi Agent-Based Simulation versus System Dynamics

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