Wiggins, A., Howison, J., Crowston, K., Boldyreff, C., Crowston, K., Lundell, B., & Wasserman, T. (2009). Heartbeat: Measuring Active User Base and Potential User Interest in FLOSS Projects. In Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS) (Vols. 299, pp. 94-104). Springer Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02032-2%5f10
Abstract
This paper presents a novel method and algorithm to measure the size of an open source project’s user base and the level of potential user interest that it generates. Previously unavailable download data at a daily resolution confirms hypothesized patterns related to release cycles. In short, regular users rapidly download the software after a new release giving a way to measure the active user base.
Year of Conference
2009
Conference Name
Proceedings of The Fifth International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS)
Volume
299
Number of Pages
94-104
Publisher
Springer Boston
Conference Location
Skövde, Sweden, 3-6 June
ISSN Number
978-3-642-02031-5
ISBN Number
978-3-642-02031-5
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-02032-2%5f10