In many libre (free, open source) software projects, most of the development is performed by a relatively small number of persons, the “core team”. The stability and permanenc...
Erlang/OTP's DBMS Mnesia is lacking in several important areas to consider when implementing very large databases with massive scalability requirements. This article reveals ...
Abstract. This research aims to develop a model of trust and reputation that will ensure good interactions amongst software agents in large scale open systems in particular. The fo...
Jigar Patel, W. T. Luke Teacy, Nicholas R. Jenning...
Global software development is rapidly becoming the norm for technology companies. Previous qualitative research suggests that multi-site development may increase development cycl...
James D. Herbsleb, Audris Mockus, Thomas A. Finhol...
Libre (free / open source) software development is a complex phenomenon. Many actors (core developers, casual contributors, bug reporters, patch submitters, users, etc.), in many ...