TY - GEN
T1 - Learning/organizing in Linux
T2 - 5th Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering, WOSSE 2005
AU - Shaikh, Maha
AU - Cornford, Tony
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2005 ACM.
PY - 2005/5/17
Y1 - 2005/5/17
N2 - We assume that open source communities or collectives are somewhat organized, we also assume that such collectives are capable of learning, and indeed do learn. However, it is far more difficult to say exactly where, when and how such learning occurs, or resulting (re-)organizing happens. Drawing on Clegg et al's [1] concept of learning and becoming this paper seeks to show, through a case study of the Linux discussion around version control software, how learning and organizing occur. The paper discusses the Linux community's engagement with BitKeeper and explains aspects of its adoption. In this we address version control software as not merely a collaborative, organizing vehicle but as a part of a generative duality.
AB - We assume that open source communities or collectives are somewhat organized, we also assume that such collectives are capable of learning, and indeed do learn. However, it is far more difficult to say exactly where, when and how such learning occurs, or resulting (re-)organizing happens. Drawing on Clegg et al's [1] concept of learning and becoming this paper seeks to show, through a case study of the Linux discussion around version control software, how learning and organizing occur. The paper discusses the Linux community's engagement with BitKeeper and explains aspects of its adoption. In this we address version control software as not merely a collaborative, organizing vehicle but as a part of a generative duality.
KW - Becoming
KW - Learning
KW - Linux
KW - Organizing
KW - Version control software
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33749181017&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/1083258.1083271
DO - 10.1145/1083258.1083271
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33749181017
T3 - Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering, WOSSE 2005
BT - Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering, WOSSE 2005
PB - Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Y2 - 17 May 2005
ER -