Participation in the Archive of Open Source Software: An Interdisciplinary Literature Review.
In recent years, concerns have increased over the lack of contributor diversity in open source software (OSS), despite its status as a paragon of open collaboration. This article highlights the benefits and barriers presented by the openness of OSS participation, particularly among contributors from...
| Publicado en: | Information & Culture Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 43 - 68 |
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University of Texas Press
2026
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