welcome

In the spirit of free and open source software (F/OSS), we are attempting to establish a community in which information will be freely exchanged, so that we may further the understanding of open source and its implications outside the realm of software development. We invite researchers to post their papers on open source and free software here, and to add themselves to the research directory, so that our community can become steadily larger and more comprehensive.

contributing

Authors rooted in any discipline should consider a submission of their F/OSS-related work to our database of online papers. Authors can submit working papers, abstracts and related links for posting on this site. We welcome quantitative data analyses using a variety of methodological designs (e.g. simulations, field studies, archival studies, laboratory experiments), as well as case studies, participant-observations, ethnographies, and other research strategies that help shed light on F/OSS development.

staying
connected

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