开源软件社区开发者协作网络结构演化分析——以Cloud Foundry社区为例

doi:10.13306/j.1672-3813.2019.04.004

复杂系统与复杂性科学

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开源软件社区开发者协作网络结构演化分析——以Cloud Foundry社区为例

刘鹏, 张鹏臣, 王念新

江苏科技大学经济管理学院,江苏镇江 212003

Structure and Evolution of Developer Collaboration Network in Cloud Foundry OSS Community

LIU Peng, ZHANG Pengchen, WANG Nianxin

School of Economics and Management, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China

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摘要已有关于开源软件社区协作模式的研究针对开发者协作网络的静态结构展开了广泛探讨,对其结构演化特性的分析相对较少。本文以Cloud Foundry社区为例,通过代码修订关系构建开发者协作网络,并对其结构和演化过程进行了分析。研究结果表明开发者协作网络的演化以其最大连通子图结构变化为标志,分别为“松散连接”状态、“链式”结构和具有“核心—边缘”结构的多模块小世界状态。最大连通子图的演化过程与子项目内在关联。此外,开发者协作关系表现出倾向性连接、同质相吸、差异偏好相结合的特征。本研究有助于进一步认识开源软件社区协作的模式,亦是对大规模群体开放式协作创新活动的研究工作的丰富。

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关键词 ： Cloud Foundry, 开发者协作网络, 开源软件社区, 结构演化

Abstract：The static structures of developer collaboration networks in OSS communities have been widely discussed in the literature. However, there has been limited research on the evolutionary process of these networks. In this paper, we construct the developer collaboration network of the Cloud Foundry community by code-collaboration relationships and analyze its structure and evolution. The results show that the collaboration network evolution is characterized by the structural variations of its giant component, namely “loosely connected” state, “chain-module” structure, and multi-modular small-world network with a “core-periphery” structure. Meanwhile, the evolution of the giant component is intrinsically related to the sub-projects. Besides, the collaborative relationship between developers shows the combined features of preferential-attachment, homophily, and heterophily. The overall results may be not only helpful to deepen our understandings of the collaborative pattern in OSS communities, but also enrich the studies of open innovation in the large-scale crowd.

Key words： Cloud Foundry developer collaboration network OSS community structure andevolution

收稿日期: 2018-09-17 出版日期: 2020-01-21

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基金资助:国家自然科学基金(71871108);江苏高校哲学社会科学项目(2017SJB1092)

通讯作者: 张鹏臣(1996-),男,江苏如皋人,硕士研究生,主要研究方向为复杂网络。

作者简介: 刘鹏(1982-),男,河北赤城人,博士,讲师,主要研究方向为复杂社会网络演化及分析、知识管理。

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刘鹏, 张鹏臣, 王念新. 开源软件社区开发者协作网络结构演化分析——以Cloud Foundry社区为例[J]. 复杂系统与复杂性科学, 2019, 16(4): 31-43.
LIU Peng, ZHANG Pengchen, WANG Nianxin. Structure and Evolution of Developer Collaboration Network in Cloud Foundry OSS Community. Complex Systems and Complexity Science, 2019, 16(4): 31-43.

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