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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id>authorea</journal-id>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Authorea</publisher-name>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15200/winn.142251.14740</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>GitHub rankings and its impact on the local free software development
community</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Merelo-Guervos</surname>
            <given-names>Juan-Julian</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>Geneura Team</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Blancas</surname>
            <given-names>Israel</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>University of Granada, Spain</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Arenas</surname>
            <given-names>Maribel G.</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>University of Granada, Spain</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Tricas</surname>
            <given-names>Fernando</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>University of Zaragoza, Spain</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Vacas</surname>
            <given-names>José Antonio</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>Rico</surname>
            <given-names>Nuria</given-names>
          </name>
          <address>
            <institution>University of Granada, Spain</institution>
          </address>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date date-type="preprint" publication-format="electronic">
        <day>17</day>
        <month>4</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <self-uri xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.15200/winn.142251.14740">This preprint is available at https://doi.org/10.15200/winn.142251.14740</self-uri>
      <abstract abstract-type="abstract">
        <p>Creating rankings might seem like a vain exercise in belly-button
gazing, even more so for people so unlike that kind of things as
programmers.  However, in this paper we will try to prove how creating
city (or province) based on rankings in Spain has led to all kinds of
interesting effects, including increased productivity and community
building.</p>
      </abstract>
      <kwd-group kwd-group-type="author-created">
        <kwd>community analysis</kwd>
        <kwd>floss metrics</kwd>
        <kwd>github</kwd>
        <kwd>libre software</kwd>
        <kwd>repository mining</kwd>
        <kwd>software development</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
    </article-meta>
  </front>
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