2 papers
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…