Evolution of Open Source Software Projects: A Systematic Literature Review

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Journal of Software

• Publication date

  2013-01-11

• Fields of study

  Computer Science

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  DOI 10.4304/JSW.8.11.2815-2829
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