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Learning/organizing in Linux: a study of the 'spaces in between'

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ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes archive
Volume 30 , Issue 4 (July 2005) table of contents

SESSION: Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering (WOSSE) table of contents

Pages: 1 - 5

Year of Publication: 2005

ISSN:0163-5948

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Maha Shaikh	London School of Economics and Political Science, London
Tony Cornford	London School of Economics and Political Science, London

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

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.

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