Roles and politeness behavior in community-based free/libre open source software development

Kangning Wei; Kevin Crowston; U. Yeliz Eseryel; Robert Heckman

doi:10.1016/j.im.2016.11.006

Roles and politeness behavior in community-based free/libre open source software development

Kangning Wei, Kevin Crowston, U. Yeliz Eseryel, Robert Heckman

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Abstract

Community-based Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) development relies on contributions from both core and peripheral members. Prior research on core–periphery has focused on software coding-related behaviors. We study how core–periphery roles are related to social-relational behavior in terms of politeness behavior. Data from two FLOSS projects suggest that both core and peripheral members use more positive politeness strategies than negative strategies. Further, core and peripheral members use different strategies to protect positive face in positive politeness, which we term respect and intimacy, respectively. Our results contribute to FLOSS research and politeness theory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	573-582
Number of pages	10
Journal	Information and Management
Volume	54
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2016.11.006
State	Published - Jul 1 2017

Keywords

Core–periphery structure
Open source software development
Politeness behavior

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Management Information Systems
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management

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