2.3 Dissertations

Abstract: Resolving issues that arise in a software project becomes more expensive as the project advances. Hence, it is crucial for a requirements engineer to develop a complete, consistent, and traceable requirements specification (RS). To create such a high-quality RS, the requirements engineer ...

Abstract: The creation of domain models from qualitative input relies heavily on experience. An uncodified ad-hoc modeling process is still common and leads to poor documentation of the requirements analysis. In this thesis, we present a novel method for domain analysis based on qualitative data...

Abstract: Free/libre/open source software (FLOSS) communities are commonly understood according to the Onion model. This thesis presents an alternative approach of understanding participation, the habitualepisodic lens drawn from the general volunteering literature. Episodic volunteering (EV) is an...

Abstract: Inner source (IS) is the use of open source software development practices and the establishment of open source-like communities within an organization. The organization may still develop proprietary software but internally opens up its development. IS promises to resolve problems of trad...

Abstract: Today most software products incorporate free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) components. FLOSS components are used in development infrastructures, generic and non-differentiating features and functionalities, web browsers, databases, and operating systems. Some software products a...