TY - JOUR T1 - Governance of Open Source Software Foundations: Who Holds the Power? JF - Technology Innovation Management Review Y1 - 2012 A1 - Ludovico Prattico KW - artificial neural network KW - content analysis KW - keystones KW - management structures KW - open source KW - open source software foundations KW - organization KW - power AB - The research reported in this article attempts to discover who holds the power in open source software foundations through the analysis of governance documents. Artificial neural network analysis is used to analyse the content of the bylaws of six open source foundations (Apache, Eclipse, GNOME, Plone, Python, and SPI) for the purpose of identifying power structures. Results of the research suggest that: i) the actions of an open source software foundation are centered around one of three groups: Members, Chairman/President/Executive Director, and Board of Directors; ii) in only one of the six foundations is the Board of Directors responsible for both the community and the product; and iii) artificial neural network analysis of the content of bylaws provides unbiased insights of the power structure of open source software foundations. These results may prove useful to those who contribute to open source foundations and use their products and services. PB - Talent First Network CY - Ottawa VL - 2 UR - http://timreview.ca/article/636 IS - 12 U1 - Carleton University Ludovico Prattico is a recent graduate of the Technology Innovation Management program at Carleton University in Ottawa. In addition to his Master's degree research at Carleton, he oversaw the operations, external content, and overall support of the Carleton Entrepreneurs program and recruitment of candidates for the Lead To Win program. Previously, he worked at Nortel Networks and Bell-Northern Research, where he led the Optical Networks architecture and standards development team, and the high capacity OC-48 hardware team with the responsibility for the development and introduction of the dense wavelength division multiplexing product. Mr. Prattico also holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree from McGill University. ER -