Understanding Open Source Software: A Research Classification Framework

Understanding Open Source Software: A Research Classification Framework

The success of open source applications such as Apache, Linux, and Sendmail spurred interest in this form of software, its development process, and its implication for the software industry. This interest is evident in the existing research being done to address various issues relevant to open source software and open source methodology. This paper proposes a research classification framework t...

Understanding Open Source Software Evolution

Understanding Requirements for Open Source Software

This study presents findings from an empirical study directed at understanding the roles, forms, and consequences arising in requirements within open source software development efforts. Four open source software development communities are described, examined, and compared to help discover what these differences may be. At least two dozen kinds of software informalisms are found to play a crit...

Understanding Free/Open Source Software Development Processes

Walt Scacchi, Joseph Feller, Brian Fitzgerald*, Scott Hissam and Karim Lakhani 1 Institute for Software Research, University of California, Irvine, USA 2 Business Information Systems, University College Cork, Ireland 3 Computer Science and Information Systems, Limerick University, Ireland 4 Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie-Mellon University, USA 5 Sloan School of Management, Massachuset...

Understanding Requirements for Open Source Software

This study presents findings from an empirical study directed at understanding the roles, forms, and consequences arising in requirements for open source software (OSS) development efforts. Five open source software development communities are described, examined, and compared to help discover what differences may be observed. At least two dozen kinds of software informalisms are found to play ...