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Title:
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ANALYSIS OF ONLINE PARTICIPATION IN OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES |
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Author(s):
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M. R. MartÃnez-torres , S. L. Toral , F. Barrero |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-82-9 |
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Editors:
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Gunilla Bradley and Piet Kommers |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Open Source, Social Network analysis, virtual communities, factor analysis. |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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96 |
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Last Page:
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101 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The success of an Open Source Software (OSS) project is closely linked to the successful organization and development
of the virtual community of support. In particular, participation is the most important mechanism in which the
development of the project is supported. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the online participation in virtual
communities using Social Network Analysis (SNA) techniques. Several Open Source communities related to Linux ports
to embedded processors are studied, obtaining a set of indicators from their social network representation. The statistical
analysis of these indicators allows the extraction of several conclusions about the online participation in this kind of
virtual communities. |
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