Sustainability of Open Source software communities beyond a fork: How and why has the LibreOffice project evolved?
First comprehensive analysis of Open Source projects involving a fork. The LibreOffice project, which was forked from the OpenOffice.org project, shows no sign of long-term decline. LibreOffice has attracted the long-term and most active committers in OpenOffice.org. Open Source communities can outlive Open Source software projects. LibreOffice is perceived by its community as supportive, diversified, and independent.
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