In many libre (free, open source) software projects, most of the development is performed by a relatively small number of persons, the “core team”. The stability and permanenc...
In September 2004 the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MiBAC) committed to Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (SNS) the scientific and technical project for the...
Irene Buonazia, Maria Emilia Masci, Davide Merlitt...
The concept of the core group of developers is important and often discussed in empirical studies of FLOSS projects. This paper examines the question, “how does one empirically ...
Kevin Crowston, Kangning Wei, Qing Li, James Howis...