Predicting software future sustainability: A longitudinal perspective

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Highlights：

• OSS development has come to be known as a reliable alternative to proprietary software.

• There is a lack of research on longitudinal impact of project capabilities on its sustainability.

• This paper collects data from 1409 OSS projects in a longitudinal fashion.

• This paper examines the influences of project capabilities on its development sustainability.

摘要

•OSS development has come to be known as a reliable alternative to proprietary software.•There is a lack of research on longitudinal impact of project capabilities on its sustainability.•This paper collects data from 1409 OSS projects in a longitudinal fashion.•This paper examines the influences of project capabilities on its development sustainability.

论文关键词：Software adoption,Development sustainability,Dynamic capabilities,OSS

论文评审过程：Received 8 September 2014, Revised 24 October 2014, Accepted 27 October 2014, Available online 20 November 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.is.2014.10.005