1. The document discusses using scientific workflows and tools like Taverna for distributed collaborative research on free and open source software development using large datasets, computational resources, and reproducible analysis.
2. Taverna is presented as an example of a scientific workflow tool that allows modular development of analysis through reusable components with input and output ports, offering advantages over scripts.
3. An example workflow is shown that calculates network centralization in dynamic networks and generates time series and CSV output for further analysis.
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eResearch workflows for studying free and open source software development
1. eResearch workflows for studying free and open source software development James Howison, Andrea Wiggins, & Kevin Crowston Syracuse University School of Information Studies 9 September 2008 ~ IFIP 2.13 - OSS 2008
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4. FLOSS Research Repositories Java projects plus user contributions Pilot: KDE Partial: Sourceforge, ObjectWeb, Apache, GNOME Sourceforge Sourceforge, Rubyforge, ObjectWeb, Debian, freshmeat Sample collected In Debian Downloads & pageviews Downloads, pageviews, ratings, in Debian, partial: actual use Use & popularity Size & complexity metrics Planned/pilot: size & complexity metrics SVN/CVS full, size, packages, releases & dates SVN/CVS count, packages, releases & dates SVN/CVS count, packages, releases & dates Software venues Planned/pilot: mail lists & trackers Forums & trackers Releases; in progress: mail lists, forums, trackers Communication venues Memberships & roles Memberships & roles Memberships & roles Developer demographics Basic data & confirmed locations Basic data Basic data Project Demographics Source kibitzer Qualoss & SQO-OSS FLOSSmetrics & CVSAnalY SRDA (Notre Dame) FLOSSmole