Socio-technical and Ethical Dimensions of Architecture Practices in FLOSS

📅 2026-09-09
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研究通过多方法案例分析、框架设计与实践者和教育者的干预,解决FLOSS中软件架构实践受社会技术及伦理因素影响的问题。
📝 Abstract
This project investigates how software architecture practices in Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) are shaped by socio-technical and ethical factors, and how education can support more explicit, inclusive, and reflective architectural work. Motivated by FLOSS's role in digital sovereignty, it is observed that architectural decisions are often undocumented and scattered across issues, pull requests, and mailing lists. While prior research has studied architectural artifacts, erosion, and communication, the interplay between architectural work, governance arrangements, and ethical commitments in FLOSS remains underexplored. The research follows a three-phase design: (1) multi-method case studies of 3-4 domain-pairs of architecturally non-trivial FLOSS projects, (2) framework and intervention design with practitioners and educators, and (3) pilot evaluations in projects and courses. It will produce (i) cross-case empirical evidence on FLOSS architecture practices, (ii) a conceptual framework linking architecture practices to socio-technical conditions and ethical dimensions, and (iii) lightweight practices and teaching formats that render architectural work more explicit and inclusive.
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FLOSS
socio-technical factors
ethical dimensions
architecture practices
education
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socio-technical factors
ethical dimensions
framework design
inclusive architecture
FLOSS