Title :
Why and How Should Open Source Projects Adopt Time-Based Releases?
Author :
Michlmayr, Martin ; Fitzgerald, Brian ; Stol, Klaas-Jan
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard, USA
Abstract :
Traditional release strategies have problems that can be overcome by time-based release management. Interviews with key members of seven prominent volunteer-based open source projects reveal time-based release´s advantages. The authors discuss release planning´s importance, the numerous challenges that can result from a lack of such planning, and time-based releases´ benefits. They also discuss how to adopt time-based release. An online supplement provides additional information on the projects and interview guide discussed in the article.
Keywords :
public domain software; software development management; interview guide; online supplement; release planning; time-based release management; traditional release strategies; volunteer-based open source projects; Computer bugs; Continuous production; Open source software; Project management; Schedules; Software development; Software engineering; open source projects; open source software; release management; release strategies; software development; software engineering; time-based releases;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
