How Early Participation Determines Long-Term Sustained Activity in GitHub Projects?
Wenxin Xiao, Hao He, Weiwei Xu, Yuxia Zhang, Minghui Zhou
Abstract
Although the open source model bears many advantages in software development, open source projects are always hard to sustain. Previous research on open source sustainability mainly focuses on projects that have already reached a certain level of maturity (e.g., with communities, releases, and downstream projects). However, limited attention is paid to the development of (sustainable) open source projects in their infancy, and we believe an understanding of early sustainability determinants is crucial for project initiators, incubators, newcomers, and users.
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SustainabilityOpen sourceMaturity (psychological)Capability Maturity ModelOpen source softwareBusinessTerm (time)Process managementSustainable developmentDownstream (manufacturing)Computer scienceOpen-source software developmentKnowledge managementSoftwareMarketingPolitical scienceEcologyQuantum mechanicsBiologyProgramming languageLawPhysicsOpen Source Software InnovationsSoftware Engineering ResearchSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices