3 papers
cs.SE2026
Linguistic Similarity Within Centralized FLOSS Development
Matthew Gaughan, Aaron Shaw, Darren Gergle
When free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) stewards centralize project development, they potentially undermine project sustainability and impact how contributors talk to each…
cs.SE2025
The Introduction of README and CONTRIBUTING Files in Open Source Software Development
Matthew Gaughan, Kaylea Champion, Sohyeon Hwang +1
README and CONTRIBUTING files can serve as the first point of contact for potential contributors to free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) projects. Prominent open source soft…
cs.SE2024
Engineering Formality and Software Risk in Debian Python Packages
Matthew Gaughan, Kaylea Champion, Sohyeon Hwang
While free/libre and open source software (FLOSS) is critical to global computing infrastructure, the maintenance of widely-adopted FLOSS packages is dependent on volunteer develop…