Understanding Sustained Participation in Open Source Software Projects

Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 9 - 50
Published: Apr 1, 2009
Abstract
Prior research into open source software (OSS) developer participation has emphasized individuals' motivations for joining these volunteer communities, but it has failed to explain why people stay or leave in the long run. Building upon Lave and Wenger's theory of legitimate peripheral participation (LPP), this paper offers a longitudinal investigation of one OSS community in which sustained participation is hypothesized to be associated with...
Paper Details
Title
Understanding Sustained Participation in Open Source Software Projects
Published Date
Apr 1, 2009
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
9 - 50
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