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From: Donald Wynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: March 13, 2006 6:02:50 PM EST (CA) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [F/OSS-Community] Call for Papers - Special Issue on OSS - Journal of Database ManagementCall for Papers Journal of Database Management Special Issue on Open Source SoftwareIt has become clear over the years that open source software (OSS) represents a significant portion of the software industry. Although researchers in many different fields have begun examining the range of issues pertaining to open source artifacts, management, development, use, economics, communities, and even their effect on society, many significant research questions remain. From the perspective of database management and system development, there are both descriptive and normative issues to be investigated. What are the central tendencies regarding the products and processes of open source development projects? Under what circumstances do particular approaches, tools, social designs, reward structures, coordination methods, etc. offer more effective processes for creating more successful outcomes? There is more to learn about the probability of success in extending from artifacts with generally low end-user contact (e.g. operating systems and utilities) to applications (e.g. payroll or logistics) to tools (e.g. word processors or content management systems) to enterprise systems (e.g. CRM, ERP, supply chain management). Clearly there is also more to learn about the variety of project management techniques and approaches as they vary among different open source development communities.We invite contributions that address technical and organizational issues related to the development, management, adoption, and use of open source software, including database management software. We strongly encourage research incorporating creative or new applications of theory (e.g. using existing theory from another domain to illuminate open source processes or products or using open source observations to test existing theory), methodologies (including cases, surveys, experiments, design science, and action research), and/or data sources. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the following:• Methodologies and tools related to OSS • OSS and Agile methodologies • Application and development of OS database management systems • Embedding OS code in larger applications • Embedding OS databases in applications • Building applications with OS tools • Metrics regarding the OS artifact • Metrics regarding OS development • Security concerns related to OS• Methods for working with OSS communities and application development workflow• Governance of OSS development projects • Coordination among member of OSS development projects • Extending OSS principles across the software stack • Conversion of proprietary products to OSS • Technical challenges related to OSS development • OSS development projects across national boundaries • Requirement gathering in OSS development projects • Testing issues related to OSS • Project management issues related to OSS development projects • OSS development maturity model • Comparison of OSS products and their proprietary equivalent• Knowledge and technology transfer within and across OSS development groups and communities• Application of OSS principles beyond software design IMPORTANT DATES September 15, 2006 Deadline for paper submissions November 15, 2006 Decisions and review comments are sent to authors February 15, 2007 Revised manuscripts are sent back out for review April 15, 2007 Final decision letters are sent to authors May 1, 2007 Final manuscripts are due October 2007 Publication of special issue INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSIONAll submissions must be in English, and should represent the original work of the authors. Improved versions of papers previously published in conference proceedings are welcome, provided that no copyright limitations exist. Submissions must be made electronically via e-mail to the one of the editors (using one of the e-mail addresses below). The manuscript should be included as an attachment in MS Word or RTF format.SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS Marie-Claude Boudreau University of Georgia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Donald Wynn University of Georgia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fred Niederman Saint Louis University [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Community mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://opensource.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/community
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