Is Open Source Software the Future of Software Development?

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...

The Future of Open Source Software

Open source software is becoming increasingly popular. The open question is how far it will go in displacing traditional proprietary or “closed source” software? Is the whole face of software likely to change over the next decade? Will open source software topple the Microsoft juggernaut? This article attempts to delve into open source from the viewpoint of users, developers, and major software...

A Robust Open Source Exchange for Open Source Software Development

This paper addresses the development of mechanisms for the creation of OSSD exchanges that could be used by developers across any geographical range, as long as all the developers can interact via some open network infrastructure such as the Internet. The structure of these exchanges can range from public repositories such as Sourceforge.net to intra-organizational forums for software developme...

Is Open Source Software Development Essentially an Agile Method?

It has been argued that Open Source Software (OSS) development differs from the agile software development mode in philosophical, economical, and team structural aspects. This paper investigates the OSS development characteristics from four perspectives: process, roles and responsibilities, practices, and scope of use. The study shows that while from a legal perspective the OSS development para...

Open Source Software Development (OSSD) Based On Software Engineering