Do community responses influence OSS contributor retention? A survival analysis
Wang Z, Li Z X, Yu Y
Sci China Inf Sci, 2024, 67(8): 184101
Open source software (OSS) projects usually employ a community-based model, where geographically distributed developers from around the world collaborate online. With the rise of social coding sites like GitHub, contributing to OSS projects has become easier and more accessible, motivating many developers to join the OSS community. The continued submission of high-quality contributions from these community developers has led to numerous corrections, improvements, and innovations in many successful OSS projects. Therefore, attracting and retaining community contributors is crucial to the survival of OSS projects.