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Inner source software engineering Inner source software development is software development utilizing open source best practices and processes for firm-internal software development. Engineering artifacts are laid open to the whole organization, inviting use and potential contribution across orga...

img.floatRight { float: right; margin: 16px; padding: 8px } The research project NetzDatenStrom has finally started. NetzDatenStrom is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy in the context of the 6th energy research program. Experts on research and development, softwar...

A photo of the research group, with guest Minghui Zhou of Peking University, celebrating the accept notice for a new tier-1 journal paper with cake in our kitchen.

Today, the Inner Source Governance project started. It is funded by Continental. For more information, please see inner source governance and processes (pool project).

Today, the Open Source Governance and Compliance project started. It is funded by a large German company. For more information, please open source governance and compliance (pool project).

Today, the NetzDatenStrom project started. The project consortium comprises two more universities and many more industry parterns. It is funded by BMWi. For more information, please see TBD.

Today, the Software Hardening project started. The project is led by FAU's security research group and it is funded by DATEV. For more information, please see TBD.

Abstract: Inner source software development is firm-internal software development that uses the principles of open source software development to collaborate across intra-organizational boundaries that would otherwise hinder any such collaboration. Inner source breaks down the barriers to collabora...

Abstract: In qualitative research, results often emerge through an analysis process called coding. A common measure of validity of theories built through qualitative research is the agreement between different people coding the same materials. High intercoder agreement indicates that the findings ar...

Today, the Inner Source Governance project started. It is funded by Siemens Digital Factory. For more information, please see inner source governance and processes (pool project).