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- Gamalielsson, Jonas, et al.
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Open Source Software for Model Driven Development : A Case Study
- 2011
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In: Open Source Systems: Grounding Research. - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer. - 9783642244179 - 9783642244186 ; , s. 348-367
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Model Driven Development (MDD) is widely used in the embedded systems domain, and many proprietary and Open Source tools exist that support MDD. The potential for sustainability of such tools needs to assessed prior to any organisational adoption. In this paper we report from a case study conducted in a consultancy company context aiming to investigate Open Source tools for MDD. For the company it was interesting to explore the two Open Source modelling tools Topcased and Papyrus for potential adoption. The focus for our case study is on assessing the health of the ecosystems for the two investigated Open Source projects by means of quantitative analysis of publically available data sources about Open Source projects. The health of ecosystems is an important prerequisite for a long term sustainable OSS (Open Source Software) tool-chain in the MDD area, which can aid strategic decision making for potential adoption within a company context. We have established details on the extent to which developers and users are active in two specific OSS ecosystems, and identified organisational influence for both ecosystems. We find that the investigated tools are promising regarding the health of their ecosystems, and a natural next step for the company would be to proceed with a pilot study in order to analyse the effectiveness of the investigated tools in company contexts.
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- Hammouda, Imed, et al.
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Towards Sustainable Open Source
- 2011
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In: Open Source Systems: Grounding Research. - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer. - 9783642244179 - 9783642244186 ; , s. 385-385
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)
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- Rolandsson, Bertil, et al.
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A Historical Account of the Value of Free and Open Source Software : From Software Commune to Commercial Commons
- 2011
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In: Open Source Systems: Grounding Research. - Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer Berlin/Heidelberg. - 9783642244179 - 9783642244186 ; , s. 196-207
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Free and open source software has transformed from what has been characterized as a resistance movement against proprietary software to become a commercially viable form of software development, integrated in various forms with proprietary software business. In this paper we explain this development as a dependence on historical formations, shaped by different ways of justifying the use of open source during different periods of time. These formations are described as arrangements of different justificatory logics within a certain time frame or a certain group of actors motivating the use of free and open source software by referring to different potentialities. The justificatory arrangements change over time, and tracing these changes makes it easier to understand how the cultural, economic and social practices of open source movements are currently being absorbed and adopted in a commercial context. © IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2011
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