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Abstract: Virtually all software products incorporate free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) components. However, ungoverned use of FLOSS components can result in legal and nancial risks, and risks to a rm's intellectual property. To avoid these risks, companies must govern their FLOSS use thro...

Abstract: Code review is nowadays viewed as a crucial part of every software project. Benefits, efficiency and effectivity are therefore often the center of attention when looking at these processes. Beside this, the question arises how in a setting like open source software development code re...

Abstract:  Inner Source is a software development approach that uses open source practices within an organization. The Collaboration Management Suite (CMSuite) developed by the Open Source Research Group at the Friedrich-Alexander Unversity Erlangen-Nürnberg supports the analysis and visualizat...

Abstract: The code review process is well established and an essential part during the development of open source software. To establish code reviews in open source projects, the process of code review is often supported and monitored by additional review tools like Gerrit. This thesis analyzed...

Abstract: In order to include open source software in a project, a software developer must abide to the license the software is published under. However, there are no clear guidelines for license placement in open source projects. As a result, the location of the relevant licensing text can var...