Innovation in Open Source Software Development: A Tale of Two Features

@inproceedings{Noll2007InnovationIO,
  title={Innovation in Open Source Software Development: A Tale of Two Features},
  author={John Noll},
  booktitle={OSS},
  year={2007}
}
  • J. Noll
  • Published in OSS 11 June 2007
  • Computer Science
Open Source Software Development appears to depart radically from conventional notions of software engineering. In particular, requirements for Open Source projects seem to be asserted rather than elicited. 
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