The Evolution of the Open Source ERP iDempiere Community Network: A Preliminary Analysis

This research is a preliminary analysis of the evolution of the award-winning open source iDempiere ERP community network. Network level features, such as the average degree, the degree centralization, the betweenness... [ view full abstract ]

This research is a preliminary analysis of the evolution of the award-winning open source iDempiere ERP community network. Network level features, such as the average degree, the degree centralization, the betweenness centralization, the network density, the number of members involved, and the number of ties formed are preliminarily analyzed and compared for the community networks of 30 selected weeks. These time-based community networks are established using the community forum discussion threads with the assumption that members participating thread discussions forming social ties. Overall, it is found that the community network is becoming sparser and more decentralized over weeks. Future research should investigate the impact of the evolution of the community network on the exploitative and explorative innovations in the open source software project community (OSSPC).