Paper Info
Title
Towards understanding: a study of the SourceForge.net community using modeling and simulation
Abstract
The Open Source Software (OSS) development movement is a classic example of a social network; also it is a prototype of a complex evolving network. In this research, we used a iterated method to generate models depicting the evolution of this network. Then, using Java/Swarm, we simulated in our model the evolution of the OSS developer and project network and calibrated the model using the two year empirical data we collected from SourceForge. In simulation, we implemented several different models to replicate the empirical data. From these simulation iterations we were able to verify and validate our model for this network and to increase our understanding of the OSS developer collaboration network. As a result, we generated a "fit" model which can replicate all measures we inspected in the empirical data set.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2007
SpringSim (2)
towards understanding,social network,open source software,different model,oss developer collaboration network,oss developer,year empirical data,project network,empirical data,classic example,simulation iteration,local knowledge,network topology,iteration method,network model,modeling and simulation,complex network,small world network,verification and validation,scale free network
Field
DocType
ISBN
Data mining,Social network,Verification and validation,Computer science,Modeling and simulation,Simulation,Network simulation,Complex network,Project network,Java,Replicate
Conference
1-56555-313-6
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
3
0.66
2
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yongqin Gao1927.65
Greg Madey21539.65