Publications

Michlmayr, M., Fitzgerald, B., Stol, K. (2015). Why and How Should Open Source Projects Adopt Time-Based Releases? IEEE Software, 32(2). 55–63. [abstract] [available on request] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M., Fitzgerald, B. (2012). Time-Based Release Management in Free and Open Source (FOSS) Projects. International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes, 4(1). 1–19. [abstract] [available on request] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M. (2009). Community Management in Open Source Projects. The European Journal for the Informatics Professional, X(3). 22–26. [abstract] [72K pdf] [bibtex]

Gonzalez-Barahona, J. M., Robles, G., Michlmayr, M., Amor, J. J., German, D. M. (2009). Macro-level software evolution: a case study of a large software compilation. Empirical Software Engineering, 14(3). 262–285. [abstract] [472K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M. (2007). Quality Improvement in Volunteer Free and Open Source Software Projects: Exploring the Impact of Release Management. PhD dissertation, University of Cambridge. [abstract] [809K pdf]

Michlmayr, M., Robles, G., Gonzalez-Barahona, J. M. (2007). Volunteers in Large Libre Software Projects: A Quantitative Analysis Over Time. In: Sowe, S. K., Stamelos, I. G., Samoladas, I. (Eds.), Emerging Free and Open Source Software Practices. 1–24. [abstract] [448K pdf] [bibtex]

Capiluppi, A., Michlmayr, M. (2007). From the Cathedral to the Bazaar: An Empirical Study of the Lifecycle of Volunteer Community Projects. In: Feller, J., Fitzgerald, B., Scacchi, W., Silitti, A. (Eds.), Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation. 31–44. [abstract] [248K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M., Hunt, F., Probert, D. R. (2007). Release Management in Free Software Projects: Practices and Problems. In: Feller, J., Fitzgerald, B., Scacchi, W., Silitti, A. (Eds.), Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation. 295–300. [abstract] [100K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M., Senyard, A. (2006). A Statistical Analysis of Defects in Debian and Strategies for Improving Quality in Free Software Projects. In: Bitzer, J., Schröder, P. J. H. (Eds.), The Economics of Open Source Software Development. 131–148. [abstract] [216K pdf] [bibtex]

Robles, G., Gonzalez-Barahona, J. M., Michlmayr, M., Amor, J. J. (2006). Mining Large Software Compilations over Time: Another Perspective of Software Evolution.  In: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Mining Software Repositories (MSR 2006). 3–9. [abstract] [176K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M. (2005). Software Process Maturity and the Success of Free Software Projects. In: Zieliński, K., Szmuc, T. (Eds.), Software Engineering: Evolution and Emerging Technologies. 3–14. [abstract] [109K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M. (2005). Quality Improvement in Volunteer Free Software Projects: Exploring the Impact of Release Management. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Open Source Systems. 309–310. [abstract] [237K pdf] [bibtex]

Robles, G., Gonzalez-Barahona, J. M., Michlmayr, M. (2005). Evolution of Volunteer Participation in Libre Software Projects: Evidence from Debian. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Open Source Systems. 100–107. [abstract] [396K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M., Hunt, F., Probert, D. (2005). Quality Practices and Problems in Free Software Projects. In: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Open Source Systems. 24–28. [abstract] [242K pdf] [bibtex]

Senyard, A., Michlmayr, M. (2004). How to Have a Successful Free Software Project. In: Proceedings of the 11th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference. 84–91. [abstract] [163K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M. (2004). Managing Volunteer Activity in Free Software Projects. In: Proceedings of the 2004 USENIX Annual Technical Conference, Freenix Track. 93–102. [abstract] [109K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M., Hill, B. M. (2003). Quality and the Reliance on Individuals in Free Software Projects. In: Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Open Source Software Engineering. 105–109. [abstract] [46K pdf] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M. (2003). Subitizing and Counting. Master's Thesis, University of Innsbruck. [available on request] [bibtex]

Michlmayr, M. (2002). Simulation Theory versus Theory Theory: Theories concerning the Ability to Read Minds. Master's Thesis, University of Innsbruck. [250K pdf] [bibtex]