The philosophy underlying open source software (OSS) is enabling programmers to freely access the software source by distributing the software source code, thus allowing them to use the software for any purpose, to adapt and modify it, and redistribute the original or the modified source for further use, modification, and redistribution. The modifications, which include fixing bugs and improving the source, evolve the software. This evolutionary process can produce better software than the traditional proprietary software, in which the source is open only to a very few programmers and is closed to everybody else who blindly use it but cannot change or modify it. The idea of open source software arose about 20 years ago and in recent years is breaking out into the educational, commercial, and governmental world. It offers many opportunities when implemented appropriately. The chapter will present a detailed definition of open source software, its philosophy, its operating principles and rules, and its strengths and weaknesses in comparison to proprietary software. A better understanding of the philosophy underlying open source software will motivate programmers to utilize the opportunities it offers and implement it appropriately.Request access from your librarian to read this chapter's full text.

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Vetter, M., Renner, T., Kett, H. et al. · Fraunhofer-Publica (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) · 2007

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Leveraging Software Quality, Winfried Seidel, Christoph Niedermeier · 2007

For years, the software industry has been suffering from problems subsumed under the term &quot;software crisis&quot;. While traditional development methods were not able to provide a cure, open source software (OSS) seems to be an effective approach to reduce product cycle-times and decrease development costs. Moreover, OSS has great potential to achieve high software quality and promote creation of reusable software, provided that proper organization and infrastructure are in place. In this paper, we look at different facets of software quality, and analyze possibilities and limitations of OSS methodology regarding the achievement of certain quality levels. We further consider different forms of cooperation between enterprises and OSS communities and examine the prerequisites for successful adoption of OSS methodology. We come to the conclusion that to benefit from the advantages of OSS, enterprises have to adapt their internal organization and establish a development style that is less formally organized and more strongly based on self-organization principles.

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Bryce Pilz · Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · 2014

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Christine Rinehart · Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew)

A Flash presentation on open source software created to meet a class requirement for Walden University.

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Gerard O’Regan · 2018

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Michael Tiemann · 2009

Open Source software is distinguished not by programming language, operating environment, nor application domain, but rather by the license(s) that governs the use, distribution, and, most importantly, the rights to access and modify the software’s source code. Together, software source code and open source licensing have dramatically changed many conventional assumptions about software and the software industry itself.

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José A. Moreiro González, Beatriz Ainhize Rodríguez-barquin, David García Martul et al. · 2014

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Robert H. Chen, Chelsea Chen · 2024

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Isteleyev, Marat · Nazarbayev University Repository (Nazarbayev University) · 2016

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Towards Self-Reliance And, Virach Sornlertlamvanich, Thatsanee Charoenporn et al. · 2007

Open source software has grown from hackers-only community to become one of the world&apos;s largest multi-national collaboration. Its growth is due to the difference in attitudes towards debugging of programmers working for pay and those OSS programmers who work for pride and joy.

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Cazorzi, Federico, De Luca, A, Bonato, P et al. · Institutional Research Information System (University of Udine) · 2017

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Stephen M. Mutula, Justus Wamukoya · Elsevier eBooks · 2007

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David Parry, Emma Parry, Phurb Dorji et al. · IGI Global eBooks · 2011

This article is organized around a number of sections. The introduction outlines the rationale of the article and deals with some aspects of open source software (OSS) that make it attractive for software development in the health domain for low-income countries. The methodology section then introduces the framework of assessment that is being used. The majority of this article describes a case study of a project run by the authors in Bhutan in the obstetric domain. Critical success factors for such a project are then analyzed and some conclusions are drawn. The discussion covers some of the issues that have arisen from this experience, and articulates some lessons learned.Request access from your librarian to read this chapter's full text.

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