A case study of open source tools and practices in a commercial setting

Gurbani, Vijay K.; Garvert, Anita; Herbsleb, James D.

doi:10.1145/1083258.1083264

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“…While the use of "OSS practices" within these large companies shares commonalities, they are labeled somewhat differently e.g. "Progressive Open Source" [60,61,135], "inner source" [125,203], or "Corporate Source" [96,97].…”

Section: Using Oss Development Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First, one may want to improve the collaboration between the people responsible for a core platform and the people reusing it throughout the company [96,97,203]. Second, it is possible to increase the visibility of reusable software components by providing them through a common platform, much like an internal SourceForge [60,61,125].…”

Section: Using Oss Development Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adoption of open source software in software-intensive organizations – A systematic literature review

Hauge¹,

Ayala²,

Conradi³

2010

Information and Software Technology

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Context: Open source software (OSS) is changing the way organizations develop, acquire, use, and commercialize software. Objective: This paper seeks to identify how organizations adopt OSS, classify the literature according to these ways of adopting OSS, and with a focus on software development evaluate the research on adoption of OSS in organizations. Method: Based on the systematic literature review method we reviewed publications from 24 journals and seven conference and workshop proceedings, published between 1998 and 2008. From a population of 24289 papers, we identified 112 papers which provide empirical evidence on how organizations actually adopt OSS. Results: We show that adopting OSS involves more than simply using OSS products. We moreover provide a classification framework consisting of six distinctly different ways in which organizations adopt OSS. This framework is used to illustrate some of the opportunities and challenges organizations meet when approaching OSS, to show that OSS can be adopted successfully in different ways, and to organize and review existing research. We find that this research does not sufficiently describe the context of the organizations studied. It is furthermore fragmented and fails to benefit fully from related research fields. Finally, we present directions for future research.

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Section: Using Oss Development Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Using Oss Development Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adoption of open source software in software-intensive organizations – A systematic literature review

Hauge¹,

Ayala²,

Conradi³

2010

Information and Software Technology

196

113

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“…The transformation of FOSS into a commercially viable form has been described by different authors as OSS 2.0, progressive open source, corporate code, professional open source etc. [12,13,16]. Here, we view the characteristics of all these phenomena as parts of an emerging arrangement, partly overlapping in time with the mentioned public commons arrangement.…”

Section: Emerging Justificatory Logics Of Contemporary Fossmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Focus also lays upon whether technological innovations and functionality is organized in a scientifically controlled and predictable way. In accordance, many descriptions of FOSS have always focused on what can be described as an industrial logic [12,13,16], and today is further emphasized in descriptions of how e.g. the voluntary nature of FOSS is substituted by strategic planning, bulletin board like product support becomes professional, the open access to source code is challenged by giving controlled access only to specific business partners, or only internally behind corporate fire walls [12].…”

Section: Emerging Justificatory Logics Of Contemporary Fossmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Historical Account of the Value of Free and Open Source Software: From Software Commune to Commercial Commons

Bergquist

Ljungberg

Rolandsson

2011

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

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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.

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“…Companies are becoming more interested in understanding how to use OSS development inside their organizations or in inter-company development activities [2] [5] [6]. Research indicates that it is possible to build solid business cases around OSS [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

Applying Open Source Development Practices Inside a Company

Lindman,

Rossi,

Marttiin

IFIP – The International Federation for Information Processing

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Abstract. Open Source Software development is seen as a panacea by many companies. The promise of community-style development, innovation and cost savings drive the wider adoption of OSS in companies. However, it is still difficult to institutionalize the open and agile culture of sharing innovation especially into larger departmentalized organizations. The aim of this research paper is to investigate the characteristics of one successful OSS development implementation approach limited inside a company (Inner source). Based on our data, we argue that there are possibilities for employing OSS as a new kind of development process within a company and leveraging thus the innovation potential inside the company.

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A case study of open source tools and practices in a commercial setting

Cited by 22 publications

References 8 publications

Adoption of open source software in software-intensive organizations – A systematic literature review

Adoption of open source software in software-intensive organizations – A systematic literature review

A Historical Account of the Value of Free and Open Source Software: From Software Commune to Commercial Commons

Applying Open Source Development Practices Inside a Company

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