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Coordination Across Open Source Software Communities: Findings from the Rails Ecosystem
ISBN
978-3-935786-72-0
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2018-03
Author(s)
Abstract
While coordination of work within open source software (OSS) communities is well-researched, it is virtually unknown how work is coordinated across community boundaries. However, as OSS projects are often part of a larger digital ecosystem of interdependent artifacts and communities, cross-community coordination is a pertinent topic. We turn to the ecosystem around
Ruby on Rails to empirically explore this research gap. To this end, we scrutinize 96 coordination episodes among five interrelated OSS projects and identify four
cross-community coordination mechanisms: adaptation, upgrading, positioning, and departure. Each mechanism describes a distinct and stable arrangement to integrate contributions across community borders. After presenting our findings, we reason about the significance of the results on explaining generative change
in digital ecosystems.
Ruby on Rails to empirically explore this research gap. To this end, we scrutinize 96 coordination episodes among five interrelated OSS projects and identify four
cross-community coordination mechanisms: adaptation, upgrading, positioning, and departure. Each mechanism describes a distinct and stable arrangement to integrate contributions across community borders. After presenting our findings, we reason about the significance of the results on explaining generative change
in digital ecosystems.
Language
English
Keywords
cross-community coordination
open source software
digital ecosystems
generative change
case study
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Book title
Tagungsband
Publisher
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Publisher place
Lüneburg
Volume
1
Start page
109
End page
120
Pages
12
Event Title
Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik (MKWI) 2018
Event Location
Lueneburg
Event Date
6.03 - 9.03.2018
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
253793