2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Industrial Policy Implications of Encouraging Open Source Software in Commerce and Open Projects
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26380287
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Economic policy
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | software development / management of technology / open source / Python language / case study |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
An interview-based case study of the Python language development community, along with consideration of the web site and mailing list archives was conducted to create a history of the community.
Findings: (1) The Python development team grew from a handful to several hundred core developers, mostly volunteers, with authority to add new features and bugfixes. (2) The founder maintains a veto over design and implementation, but has deliberately encouraged the the inclusion of many new core members with great authority. (3) Despite the large number of developers, cooperative behavior is deeply rooted, and most discussions end in a working consensus. (4) Formal institutions that record discussions and their results support a "culture" of consensus, smoothing later discussions.
In view of the compatibility of findings (2-4) with Japanese values, it is recommended that introduction of the "Python model" into the Japanese software industry be considered.
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| Free Research Field |
management of technology
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