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Applying the 3C Model to FLOSS Communities

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How learning occurs within Free/Libre Open Source (FLOSS) communities and what is the dynamics of such projects (e.g. the life cycle of such projects) are very relevant questions when considering the use of FLOSS projects in a formal education setting. This paper introduces an approach based on the 3C collaboration model (communication, coordination and cooperation) to represent the collaborative learning dynamics within FLOSS communities. To explore the collaborative learning potential of FLOSS communities a number of questionnaires and interviews to selected FLOSS contributors were run. From this study a 3C collaborative model applicable to FLOSS communities was designed and discussed.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Programa Operacional da Região Norte, NORTE2020, in the context of project NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000037. The second author is further supported by FCT under grant SFRH/BSAB/113890/2015.

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    Sara Fernandes & Luis Soares Barbosa

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  1. Institute of Science and Technology , Ishikawa, Japan

    Takaya Yuizono

  2. Kyushu University , Fukuoka, Japan

    Hiroaki Ogata

  3. Universität Duisburg-Essen , Duisburg, Germany

    Ulrich Hoppe

  4. University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Julita Vassileva

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Fernandes, S., Barbosa, L.S. (2016). Applying the 3C Model to FLOSS Communities. In: Yuizono, T., Ogata, H., Hoppe, U., Vassileva, J. (eds) Collaboration and Technology. CRIWG 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9848. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44799-5_11

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