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Inter-Package Dependency Networks in Open-Source Software Nathan LaBelle and Eugene Wallingford Department of Computer Science University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 labelle@ Abstract The new subject of network science examines large graphs that model real-world, growing, and dynamic systems of interacting components. These networks form outside the realm of centralized control, but exhibit global organization and share common non- trivial properties. This research analyzes networks in Open-Source Software (OSS) at the package level, where dependencies link