Title :
Improving open source software patch contribution process: methods and tools
Author :
Sethanandha, Bhuricha Deen
Author_Institution :
Portland State Univ., Portland, OR, USA
Abstract :
The patch contribution process (PCP) is very important to the sustainability of OSS projects. Nevertheless, there are several issues on patch contribution in mature OSS projects, which include time consuming process, lost and ignored patches, slow review process. These issues are recognized by researchers and OSS projects, but have not been addressed. In this dissertation, I apply Kanban method to guide process improvement and tools development to reduce PCP cycle time.
Keywords :
project management; public domain software; software process improvement; software tools; Kanban method; OSS projects; PCP cycle time; ignored patch; lost patch; open source software patch contribution process; process improvement; slow review process; time consuming process; tool development; Communities; Conferences; Measurement; Open source software; Project management; Software engineering; coordination; free/open source software; kanban; lean methods; productivity;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering (ICSE), 2011 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4503-0445-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0270-5257
DOI :
10.1145/1985793.1986018
