Research Thesis

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16MAY 2019
4 Theses
Final Thesis: Predictors of Successful Open Source Projects
Abstract: The number of open source software projects has continued to grow for many years now, with a portion of them being very successful and broadly adopted. For companies and individuals involved in an open source project, it is advantageous to estimate its success and longevity. There are some high-level models of success to be found […]
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14MAR 2019
4 Theses
Final Thesis: Measuring Patch-Flow at an Automotive Company
Abstract: Inner Source (IS) is the adoption of Open Source (OS) development practices and culture in a corporate environment to increase the efficiency and quality of software development (SD). The impact of IS certainly depends on the effectiveness of a company’s effort to integrate IS by implementing IS programs. But how do researchers and practitioners […]
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20NOV 2018
4 Theses
Final Thesis: Sponsors of Inner Source Contributions
Abstract: Inner source (IS) is the use of open source software development practices and the establishment of an open source-like culture within an organization. In IS, the source code for selected software components is made accessible to developers all over the organization. They can use the software for their needs and con tribute changes. Contributing […]
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17SEP 2018
4 Theses
Final Thesis: Paid vs. Volunteer Work on Open Source in China
Abstract: China is now playing a larger and larger role in the global economy and technology sphere. With support from the Chinese government since the early 2000s, open source software in China has become interesting to study with respect to the current and future development of the Chinese IT industry. This thesis presents statistics about […]
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04SEP 2018
4 Theses
Final Thesis: License Confusion on GitHub
Abstract: Today software ecosystems heavily rely on the re-usage of and object level linking to existing code. Allowance for this is given by a wide variety of software licenses. Due to conflicting restrictions imposed by those licenses, some of them cannot be used together in the same project. This work approximates the amount of such […]
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09APR 2018
4 Theses
Final Thesis: An Exploratory Data Analysis of Code Review Data
Abstract: Modern code review enables developers to conduct light weighted inspections using tools and is a well-established part of the software development process. However, it is not clearly defined if current processes and methods are done efficiently. In this paper, we examined a dataset from a tool supported code review process provided by a multinational software […]
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