@conference {19502,
	title = {Second ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Software Upgrades (HotSWUp 2009)},
	series = {OOPSLA {\textquoteright}09},
	year = {2009},
	month = {2009///},
	pages = {705 - 706},
	publisher = {ACM},
	organization = {ACM},
	abstract = {The goal of HotSWUp is to identify cutting-edge research ideas for implementing software upgrades. In the presence of modified user requirements, deployment environments, and bug fixes, actively-used software must be upgraded continuously to ensure its utility and safety. The upgrades incorporate changes to the structure, behavior, configuration, data, or topology of a computer system. Whether applied offline or directly to a live system, such upgrades may have a significant impact on the performance and reliability of the software. Indeed, recent studies and a large body of anecdotal evidence suggest that, in practice, upgrades are failure-prone and can lead to outages, data corruption or latent errors. These problems not only inconvenience end users - they create a significant burden for organizations due to the associated downtime and high administrative costs.},
	keywords = {software, upgrades},
	isbn = {978-1-60558-768-4},
	url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1639950.1639974},
	author = {Tudor Dumitras and Neamtiu, Iulian and Tilevich, Eli}
}
