Fundamental issues with open source software development

Issues and Experiences in Modeling Open Source Software Development Processes

Overview This study presents selected analyses and findings from a multi-year study into the development processes, work practices, and community dynamics that arise in open source software development (OSSD) projects. Previous results from this study have identified socio-technical development processes that shape OSSD projects [Scacchi 2001]; the use of software informalisms as both OSSD arti...

Open Source Software Development*

This article examines and reviews what is known so far about free/open source software development (FOSSD). FOSSD is not the same as software engineering as that is portrayed in common textbooks. Instead, it is a complementary approach to address the many challenges that arise in the development of complex software systems that are often built outside of a traditional corporate software develop...

Open source software communities: current issues

Ethical issues in open source software

Open Acquisition: Combining Open Source Software Development with System Acquisition

This study explores and develops concepts leading to the combination of best practices from open source software development (OSSD) projects with emerging capabilities for virtual system acquisition. Virtual system acquisition is an evolving approach to demonstrate significant improvements in reducing the cost and cycle time for acquiring software-intensive systems, while improving their qualit...