only a small—but growing—number of systematic empirical studies exist that explain how these communities produce software. 3–5 Similarly, little is known about how community participants coordinate software development across different settings, or about what software processes, work practices, and organizational contexts they need for success. Academic communities, commercial enterprises , and...

Purpose: Free and open source software (FOSS) brings many benefits to digital preservation; however it is not “free.” If we examine the context in which free and open source software tools are created and employed, it becomes clear that • The sustainability of any software (FOSS, custom or commercial) we rely on to ensure the preservation of our digital heritage will depend on careful assessmen...

Recently, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has emerged as an alternative to Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software. Now, FOSS is perceived as a viable long-term solution that deserves careful consideration because of its potential for significant cost savings, improved reliability, and numerous advantages over proprietary software. However, the secure integration of FOSS in IT infrastruct...

ABSTR ACT: Fructooligosaccharides (FOSs) are short-chain sugar molecules, which are useful for a variety of purposes. They possess a number of desirable characteristics, such as low calories, no carcinogenicity, and usefulness as prebiotics. There has been increasing interest in neo-FOSs recently due to their superior Bifido-stimulating effect and chemical and thermal stability compared to thei...

As the Free and Open Source (FOSS) concept has matured, its commercial significance has also increased, and issues such as quality and sustainability have moved to the fore. In this study, we focus on time-based release management in large volunteer FOSS projects, and reveal how it addresses quality and sustainability issues. We discuss the differences between release management in the traditio...

This article describes a Delphi study that consulted leading FOSS experts to identify the most important business models for FOSS. We employed the Delphi method to consult leading experts in FOSS, asking them to identify existing business models; describe potentially feasible models that are not currently implemented; identify specific categories of stakeholders involved; and identify the vario...

During asparagine (N)-linked protein glycosylation, eukaryotic cells generate considerable amounts of free oligosaccharides (fOSs) in the cytosol. It is generally assumed that such fOSs are produced by the deglycosylation of misfolded N-glycoproteins that are destined for proteasomal degradation or as the result of the degradation of dolichol-linked oligosaccharides (DLOs), which serve as glyca...

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is becoming an increasingly important element in strategies for development and implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in low-income countries (LICs). Such initiatives often have strong public sector orientation, as government ICT policies are expected to shape and support further socio-economical development. The usual mismatch b...

findings, recommendations, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the funding agency. Thanks go to Megan Conklin, Kevin Crowston and the FLOSSmole project team (http://ossmole .sourceforge.net/) for making their Sourceforge data available, and for their assistance. We are also grateful to Thomas Folz-Donahue for programming work building our FLOSS projec...