SGER: Effective work practices for Open Source software development

该SGER将通过识别有效的开放源码软件(OSS)开发团队的实践来提高对分布式团队的知识和理解。许多关于开放源码软件开发的公开言论都是基于炒作、怀疑主义或党派精神。只有少数几个仔细的案例研究已经完成。为了更好地了解OSS开发人员的实际工作方式，有必要获得他们的合作来参与一项研究。PI和一名学生将参加开发人员会议，以建立联系并进行面试。此外，还将使用社交网络分析工具，以更好地了解其工作做法和关系的分布性质。这样的研究有可能增加对分布式工作实践的理解。同时，它将通过为研究生和本科生提供参与该项目的机会来促进教学、培训和学习。

This SGER will advance knowledge and understanding of distributed teams by identifying the practices of effective Open Source Software (OSS) development teams. Much of the public discourse about OSS development is based on hype, skepticism or partisan spirit. Only a few careful case studies have been done. In order to better understand how actual OSS developers work, it is necessary to obtain their cooperation to participate in a study. The PI and a student will attend a developers' conference to establish contacts and conduct interviews. In addition, social network analysis tools will be used to better understand the distributed nature of their work practices and relationships. Such research has the potential to increase understanding of distributed work practices. At the same time, it will promote teaching, training and learning by providing graduate and undergraduate students an opportunity to work on this project.