Figure 1
A simplified Institutional Analysis and Development Framework to support analysis of FOSS common property regimes.
Figure 2
Key stages and trajectories in FOSS development.
Table 1
FOSS collaborative success and abandonment classes, definitions and results for 2006 and 2009 SF datasets (For operationalization details, see Schweik and English 2012 Chapter 7)
| Class | Definition | 2006 dataset results (# ofprojects/%s) | 2009 dataset results (# ofprojects/%s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SI: Success in initiation | Developers have produced a first release | See* 37,320 (35) | See* 67,126 (39) |
| AI: Abandonment in initiation | No first release produced, and the project appears to be abandoned | ||
| SG: Success in growth | Project has achieved three meaningful releases of the software and the software is deemed useful for at least a few users | 15,782 (15) | 24,899 (14) |
| AG: Abandoned in growth | Project appears to be abandoned before producing three releases of a useful product, or has produced three or more releases in <6 months and is abandoned | 30,592 (28) | 53,450 (31) |
| II: Indeterminate in initiation | Project has yet to reveal a first public release but shows significant developer activity | 13,342 (12) | 16,806 (10) |
| IG: Indeterminate in growth | Project has not yet produced three releases but shows development activity, or has produced three releases or more in <6 months and shows development activity | 10,711 (10) | 12,052 (7) |
| Total projects | 107,747 | 174,333 |
*Successful initiation (SI) numbers are not listed because these successes are growth stage projects. Including SI would double-count.