An empirical study on selection of Open Source Software - Preliminary results

Growing attention on component-based development has inspired the development of several normative methods for selection of software components. Despite these efforts, empirical studies show only minor adoption of such methods. To understand how research can contribute to improving the selection of...

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Published in:2009 ICSE Workshop on Emerging Trends in Free/Libre/Open Source Software Research and Development Vol. 2009; no. 15; pp. 42 - 47
Main Authors: Hauge, Oyvind, Osterlie, Thomas, Sorensen, Carl-Fredrik, Gerea, Marinela
Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC, USA IEEE Computer Society 18.05.2009
IEEE
Series:ACM Conferences
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Application software
Conferences
Costs
General and reference > Cross-computing tools and techniques > Evaluation
Internet
Marine technology
Open source software
Performance evaluation
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Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Project and people management
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Software management > Software selection and adaptation
Software engineering
ISBN:1424437202, 9781424437207
ISSN:0270-5257
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Summary:Growing attention on component-based development has inspired the development of several normative methods for selection of software components. Despite these efforts, empirical studies show only minor adoption of such methods. To understand how research can contribute to improving the selection of components we interviewed developers from 16 Norwegian software companies which integrate Open Source Software (OSS) components into their systems. We find that the selection of OSS components has a situational nature where project specific properties significantly constrain the selection's outcome, and that developers employ a ‘first fit’ rather than ‘best fit’ approach when selecting OSS components. This could explain the limited adoption of normative selection approaches and general evaluation schemas. Moreover, it motivates a shift from developing such methods and schemas towards understanding the situational nature of software selection.
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ISBN:1424437202
9781424437207
ISSN:0270-5257
DOI:10.1109/FLOSS.2009.5071359