@inproceedings{3f0e9273c6ce4649bb79f8890144829f,
title = "Thematic coherence and quotation practices in OSS design-oriented online discussions",
abstract = "This paper presents an analysis of online discussions in Open Source Software (OSS) design. The objective of our work is to understand and model the dynamics of OSS design that take place in mailing list exchanges. We show how quotation practices can be used to locate design relevant data in discussion archives. OSS developers use quotation as a mechanism to maintain the discursive context. To retrace thematic coherence in the online discussions of a major OSS project, Python, we follow how messages are linked through quotation practices. We compare our quotation-based analysis with a more conventional analysis: a thread-based of the reply-to links between messages. The advantages of a quotation-based analysis over a thread-based analysis are outlined. Our analysis reveals also the links between the social structure and elements in the discussion space and how it shapes influence in the design process.",
keywords = "Distributed asynchronous design, Open source software projects, Quoting practices",
author = "Flore Barcellini and Fran{\c c}oise D{\'e}tienne and Burkhardt, \{Jean Marie\} and Warren Sack",
year = "2005",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1145/1099203.1099237",
language = "English",
isbn = "1595932232",
series = "Proceedings of the International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work",
publisher = "Association for Computing Machinery",
pages = "177--186",
booktitle = "GROUP'05 - Proceedings of the 2005 International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work",
note = "2005 International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work, GROUP'05 ; Conference date: 06-11-2005 Through 09-11-2005",
}