Understanding knowledge sharing activities in free/open source software projects: An empirical study

Journal of Systems and Software - Tập 81 Số 3 - Trang 431-446 - 2008
Sulayman K. Sowe1, Ioannis Stamelos1, Lefteris Angelis1
1Aristotle University, Department of Informatics, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

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