Integrating Projects from Multiple Open Source Code Forges

TitleIntegrating Projects from Multiple Open Source Code Forges
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsSquire, M
JournalInternational Journal of Open Source Software and Processes
Volume1
Issue1
Pagination46 - 57
Date Published31/2009
ISSN1942-3934
Keywordsdata integration, forges, repository
Abstract

Much of the data about free, libre, and open source (FLOSS) software development comes from studies of code forges or code repositories used for managing projects. This paper presents a method for integrating data about open source projects by way of matching projects (entities) across multiple code forges. After a review of the relevant literature, a few of the methods are chosen and applied to the FLOSS domain, including a comparison of some simple scoring systems for pairwise project matches. Finally, the paper describes limitations of this approach and recommendations for future work.

DOI10.4018/jossp.2009010103