1. The document discusses using eResearch approaches like shared data, analyses, and cyberinfrastructure to support collaborative research on free/libre and open source software (FLOSS). 2. The authors are replicating and extending several FLOSS research papers using workflow tools to make the analyses reusable, flexible, and easy to share. 3. Preliminary results found that eResearch approaches show promise for advancing social science research by facilitating analysis extension, replication, and sensitivity testing.