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Acquired status in free and open source software user groups
Includes abstract.
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| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Matavire, Rangarirai |
| author2 | Brown, Irwin |
| author_browse | Brown, Irwin Matavire, Rangarirai |
| author_facet | Brown, Irwin Matavire, Rangarirai |
| author_sort | Matavire, Rangarirai |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | eng |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
| publishDateRange | 2015 |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12224 Acquired status in free and open source software user groups Matavire, Rangarirai Brown, Irwin Information Technology Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-93). This study represents a seamless weaving of new and previously seemingly unrelated concepts on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) participation into an integrated substantive framework. The research demonstrates how patterns of behaviour amongst FOSS participants serve as currency for the acquisition of status. Stages of the Basic Social Process (BSP) that lead to the resolution of the status concern are proposed. The core elements of the BSP are found to be Joining, Learning, Locating, Cultivating and Consolidating. These constructs represent the non-linear stages which the members of the community encountered in their FOSS journey towards acquiring status. The conditions for variation of the constructs are also addressed in this study. 2015-01-15T11:29:20Z 2015-01-15T11:29:20Z 2010 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12224 eng application/pdf Department of Information Systems Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Information Technology Matavire, Rangarirai Acquired status in free and open source software user groups |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Acquired status in free and open source software user groups |
| title_full | Acquired status in free and open source software user groups |
| title_fullStr | Acquired status in free and open source software user groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acquired status in free and open source software user groups |
| title_short | Acquired status in free and open source software user groups |
| title_sort | acquired status in free and open source software user groups |
| topic | Information Technology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12224 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT matavirerangarirai acquiredstatusinfreeandopensourcesoftwareusergroups |