Code Foster Parenting: Bringing Up Someone Else's FOSS Ben Roberts 10.17608/k6.auckland.9796451.v1 https://auckland.figshare.com/articles/presentation/Code_Foster_Parenting_Bringing_Up_Someone_Else_s_FOSS/9796451 Free and open source software (FOSS) is increasingly popular in both research and production environments. Traditional closed-source software is often costly or even unavailable on the market, and in a research context the ability to inspect the source code is essential for reliable and reproducible eResearch. But, proverbially, it takes a village. FOSS projects with niche user bases and small core development teams often become moribund due to loss of key personnel and funding support, which is a business risk to consumers of the FOSS project. 2019-09-24 02:57:25 Science Coding Conference 2019 SCC NZ 2019 NeSI