"This book gives an overview of the current research streams in the field of free and open source software development. A multitude of research approaches are used to explore free and open source software development processes, attributes of their products and the workings within the development...

"This book reviews the development, design, and use of free and open source software, providing relevant topics of discussion for programmers, as well as researchers in human-computer studies, online and virtual collaboration, and e-learning"--Provided by publisher.

"This book is a multidisciplinary collection of research and approaches on the applications and processes of open source software, highlighting the development processes performed by software programmers, the motivations of its participants, and the legal and economic issues that have been...

Referenzmodelle sind ein zentraler Untersuchungsgegenstand der Wirtschaftsinformatik. Ihre Entwicklung ist nicht nur wissenschaftlich reizvoll, sie stellen gleichzeitig eine wirksame Unterstützung der Praxis in Aussicht. Diesen Verheißungen zum Trotz verlief die Entwicklung und - vor allem -...