{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2154506444","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1233341.1233356","title":"Change propagations in the maintenance of kernel-based software with a study on Linux","display_name":"Change propagations in the maintenance of kernel-based software with a study on Linux","publication_year":2007,"publication_date":"2007-03-23","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2154506444","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1233341.1233356","mag":"2154506444"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/1233341.1233356","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1233341.1233356","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 45th annual southeast regional conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5105527008","display_name":"Liguo Yu","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210134870","display_name":"Indiana University South Bend","ror":"https://ror.org/02s1hvj37","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210134870","https://openalex.org/I592451"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Liguo Yu","raw_affiliation_strings":["Indiana University, South Bend, South Bend, IN"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Indiana University, South Bend, South Bend, IN","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210134870"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5029928673","display_name":"Srini Ramaswamy","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I102401767","display_name":"University of Arkansas at Little Rock","ror":"https://ror.org/04fttyv97","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I102401767"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Srini Ramaswamy","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I102401767"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.14449168,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"76","last_page":"81"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12127","display_name":"Software System Performance and Reliability","score":0.9987999796867371,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12423","display_name":"Software Reliability and Analysis Research","score":0.9984999895095825,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7275518178939819},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/linux-kernel","display_name":"Linux kernel","score":0.7237787246704102},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-maintenance","display_name":"Software maintenance","score":0.6816806197166443},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.5486949682235718},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-system","display_name":"Software system","score":0.5385213494300842},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/kernel","display_name":"Kernel (algebra)","score":0.5318787693977356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/backporting","display_name":"Backporting","score":0.5089612007141113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.48404544591903687},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/interdependence","display_name":"Interdependence","score":0.46284645795822144},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.4618806540966034},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-development","display_name":"Software development","score":0.4331631362438202},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-bug","display_name":"Software bug","score":0.42307111620903015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/component-based-software-engineering","display_name":"Component-based software engineering","score":0.4174148142337799}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7275518178939819},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C553261973","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14579","display_name":"Linux kernel","level":2,"score":0.7237787246704102},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C101317890","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q940053","display_name":"Software maintenance","level":4,"score":0.6816806197166443},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.5486949682235718},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149091818","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2429814","display_name":"Software system","level":3,"score":0.5385213494300842},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C74193536","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574844","display_name":"Kernel (algebra)","level":2,"score":0.5318787693977356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21491501","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q430253","display_name":"Backporting","level":5,"score":0.5089612007141113},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.48404544591903687},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185874996","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269699","display_name":"Interdependence","level":2,"score":0.46284645795822144},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.4618806540966034},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C529173508","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638608","display_name":"Software development","level":3,"score":0.4331631362438202},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C1009929","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179550","display_name":"Software bug","level":3,"score":0.42307111620903015},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C174683762","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q609588","display_name":"Component-based software engineering","level":4,"score":0.4174148142337799},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C114614502","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76592","display_name":"Combinatorics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/1233341.1233356","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1233341.1233356","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 45th annual southeast regional conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.559.4643","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.559.4643","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"http://cpsc.ualr.edu/srini/pub/ACMSE07a.pdf","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320330412","display_name":"Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration","ror":null}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":13,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1501652040","https://openalex.org/W1536082920","https://openalex.org/W1564671526","https://openalex.org/W1588001972","https://openalex.org/W1816998076","https://openalex.org/W2039804807","https://openalex.org/W2098629748","https://openalex.org/W2100849134","https://openalex.org/W2133961160","https://openalex.org/W2141558501","https://openalex.org/W2143728276","https://openalex.org/W2147105902","https://openalex.org/W2913217271"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2151725765","https://openalex.org/W4387321530","https://openalex.org/W3006186133","https://openalex.org/W2768753512","https://openalex.org/W3088249238","https://openalex.org/W2008085811","https://openalex.org/W3211835121","https://openalex.org/W2356153798","https://openalex.org/W2123854374","https://openalex.org/W2154506444"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"As":[0],"a":[1,86],"software":[2,39,109],"system":[3],"evolves":[4],"to":[5,21,27,30,70,79],"accommodate":[6],"new":[7],"features":[8],"and":[9,75,91,108],"repair":[10],"bugs,":[11],"changes":[12,19,26],"are":[13,17],"needed.":[14],"Software":[15],"components":[16],"interdependent,":[18],"made":[20],"one":[22],"component":[23],"can":[24],"require":[25],"be":[28],"propagated":[29],"other":[31],"components.":[32],"Change":[33],"propagation":[34,58],"brings":[35],"potential":[36],"challenges":[37],"for":[38,88],"maintenance.":[40,64],"In":[41],"this":[42],"paper,":[43],"we":[44],"divide":[45],"change":[46,57,72,93],"propagations":[47,73,94],"into":[48],"four":[49],"categories":[50,55],"in":[51,95],"kernel-based":[52,96],"software.":[53],"Different":[54],"of":[56],"have":[59],"different":[60],"effects":[61],"on":[62],"kernel":[63],"We":[65],"use":[66],"product":[67,110],"version":[68],"history":[69],"mine":[71],"rules":[74],"apply":[76],"the":[77],"categorization":[78],"Linux":[80],"operating":[81,101],"system.":[82],"Our":[83],"study":[84],"provides":[85],"framework":[87],"measuring,":[89],"evaluating,":[90],"predicting":[92],"software,":[97],"which":[98],"includes":[99],"most":[100],"systems,":[102,105,107],"database":[103],"management":[104],"game":[106],"lines.":[111]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}