Empirical Studies of Open Source Evolution [chapter]

Juan Fernandez-Ramil, Angela Lozano, Michel Wermelinger, Andrea Capiluppi
2008 Software Evolution  
This chapter presents a sample of empirical studies of Open Source Software (OSS) evolution. According to these studies, the classical results from the studies of proprietary software evoltion, such as Lehman's laws of software evolution, might need to be revised, if not fully, at least in part, to account for the OSS observations. The book chapter also summarises what appears to be the empirical status of each of Lehman's laws with respect to OSS and highlights the threads to validity that
more » ... uently emerge in these empirical studies. The chapter also discusses related topics for further research.
doi:10.1007/978-3-540-76440-3_11 dblp:series/springer/Fernandez-RamilLWC08 fatcat:ui7qjshq7jhv3byfuvpwgcsuzu