Globally distributed teams of volunteers and communication by electronic means are at the core of Open Source Software development. To help projects in managing their information, we defined a lightweight , role-based process improvement and observed its use in a longitudinal case study. Results gathered by mailing-list analysis give insights into the different types of information managed and their relative importance: While technical content such as how-tos and to-dos is most frequent, the amount of information regarding decision making is surprisingly low.

What makes a good leader for a Free and Open-Source Software (F/OSS) project and what inuences the likelihood of being able to vote a leader or be elected? Ques- tion like that have been investigated by various research teams. By applying expe- riences of existing organizational theory to the F/OSS world and backing them up with ndings from studies in the various open innovation communities those re- searchers have developed new theories. This paper will present and discuss the current state of affairs and question them by insights retrieved by interviewing two maintainers of the F/OSS community about their view on leadership. The conclu- sion will then give an update to the direction of future works.

Chemie Ingenieur TechnikVolume 51, Issue 5 p. 526-527 Wissenschaftliche Forschungsarbeit Umweltbewußte Inbetriebnahme von Olefin-Anlagen† Ing. Robert Schuster, Ing. Robert Schuster Linde AG Werksgruppe TVT München, 8023 HöllriegelskreuthSearch for more papers by this author Ing. Robert Schuster, Ing. Robert Schuster Linde AG Werksgruppe TVT München, 8023 HöllriegelskreuthSearch for more papers by this author First published: May 1979 https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.330510530 † Vortrag auf dem Linde-Olefinsymposium vom 10. bis 12. 10. 1978 in München. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article. Volume51, Issue5May 1979Pages 526-527 RelatedInformation

Free and Open Source Software is an enduring undertaking. How- ever this does not mean that this development model has no aws. This paper will present a problem of the F/OSS development pro- cess that results from insufcient care for information management. I will outline the factors that lead to this problem and propose a light- weight process enhancement to cope with it. This enhancement will