The Power of Bots: Understanding Bots in OSS Projects

MAIRIELI WESSEL, University of São Paulo, Brazil BRUNO MENDES DE SOUZA, Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil IGOR STEINMACHER, Northern Arizona University, USA and Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil IGOR S. WIESE, Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil IVANILTON POLATO, Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil ANA PAULA CHAVES, Federal University of Technology, Paraná, Brazil and Northern Arizona University, USA MARCO A. GEROSA, Northern Arizona University, USA

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