Identification-Method Research for Open-Source Software Ecosystems

Software Quality in Open Source Software Ecosystems

growing research literature, OSS has garnered much support in the software community. Indeed, from the early days of GNU software, to X Window System, to Linux and its utilities, and more recently the Apache Software Project, OSS has changed the way software is developed and used. As the deployment of OSS increases, the issue of its quality with respect to its stakeholders arises. We contend th...

Coopetition of Software Firms in Open Source Software Ecosystems

Software firms participate in an ecosystem as a part of their innovation strategy to extend value creation beyond the firm’s boundary. Participation in an open and independent environment also implies the competition among firms with similar business models and targeted markets. Hence, firms need to consider potential opportunities and challenges upfront. This study explores how software firms ...

Democratizing Business Software: Small Business Ecosystems for Open Source Applications

A Research Collaboratory for the Open Source Software Research

Various research approaches have been proposed to study the OSS movement. To facilitate this OSS related research, we designed and implemented an online research collaboratory. It is not only a repository including over two years of monthly database dumps from SourceForge.net, but also an online community supporting OSS related research. We describe the design and implementation of the research...

Measuring the Quality of Open Source Software Ecosystems Using QuESo

Open source software has witnessed an exponential growth in the last two decades and it is playing an increasingly important role in many companies and organizations leading to the formation of open source software ecosystems. In this paper we present a quality model that will allow the evaluation of those ecosystems in terms of their relevant quality characteristics such as health or activenes...