Evaluation of cooperation mechanisms between generations of developers in the development process of free software
Keywords:
Cooperation, cooperation mechanisms, free software, generations of developers, system dynamicsAbstract
Generations of free software developers have complex relationships that determine their inclinations to start or continue free software projects. These intergenerational relationships define a level of cooperation vital for growth and increased quality of free software. Currently, it is unclear how cooperation between generations of free software developers affects the development of the free software. Methodological guidelines for system dynamics to understand how cooperation based on trust can affect the collective action of the generations of free software developers were applied. The results explain how dynamic complexity can be mastered for managing cooperation between generations of software developers effectively. The final conclusion obtained was that high times of software redevelopment affects the effectiveness of cooperation based on trust.
Article Metrics
Abstract: 350 PDF (Español (España)): 127References
Kollock, P., Social dilemmas: The anatomy of cooperation, Annual Review of Sociology, vol. 24, no. 1,183–214, 1998.
Ostrom, E., A behavioral approach to the rational choice theory of collective action, in Polycentric games and institutions: readings from the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. University of Michigan Press, 472, 2000.
Castillo, D. y Saysel, A., Simulation of common pool resource field experiments: a ehavioral model of collective action, Ecological Economics, vol. 55, no. 3, 420–436, 2005.
Sterman, J., Business dynamics: Systems thinking and modeling for a complex world with CDROM. Irwin/McGraw-Hill, 2000.
Forrester, J., Industrial Dynamics. MIT press Cambridge, MA, 1961.
Parra, J.,Mecanismo de cooperación en dilemas sociales de recurso agotable de gran escala, Ph.D. dissertation, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Doctorado en Ingeniería Area Sistemas, 2010.
Parra, J., y Dyner , I., Cooperation mechanism for large-scale social dilemmas involving resource depletion, in Proceedings International System Dynamics Conference. System Dynamics Society, 72, 2010.
Buck, S., The global commons: an introduction. Island Press, 1998.
Ostrom, E., y Walker, J., Trust and reciprocity: Interdisciplinary lessons from experimental research. Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2005.
Ostrom, E. y Dietz, T. y Dolsak , N. y Stern P. y Stonich, S., The drama of the commons. National Research Council, 2002.
McGinnis, M. y Ostrom, E., Will Lessons from Small-Scale Social Dilemmas Scale Up? New issues and paradigms in research on social dilemmas, 189–211, 2008.
Salcedo, J. Dilemas de acción colectiva, instituciones y cooperación en organizaciones tecnológicas. Redes para la innovación. Barcelona, Cataluña: Universidad autónoma de Barcelona, 2009.
Parra, J. y Villamizar L., Efectos del retardo de la información en la gestión de la cooperación en el desarrollo de software libre, 2013.
_
