2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A method for analyzing coordination activities in open source communities
| Project/Area Number |
20700028
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Software
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| Research Institution | Nara Institute of Science and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
OHIRA Masao Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 情報科学研究科, 助教 (70379600)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | ソフトウェア工学 / 開発管理 / オープンソース / コミュニティ / コーディネータ / 社会ネットワーク分析 / ソシオメトリクス / コミュニティ媒介性 |
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| Research Abstract |
The goal of this study is to an analysis technique for understanding coordination activities which have a big influence on collaboration in open source software (OSS) development communities. We have developed (1) data analysis method for identifying coordinators, (2) Community Betweeness which is an index for representing the ability of intermediation among community members, and (3) an analysis method and tool for quantitatively measuring the degree of influences on OSS development and communities.
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