Decision Model Based Reliability Analysis For Open Source Software

Abstract

The development of software systems necessitates complicated management situations because of the relevance of software in environment these days. Hard choices in software development initiatives are examined in this thesis. Human factors involved in taking decisions and making difficult choices in IT organizations are examined in more detail. Software development plans, SDPs, that are complex, involve a wide range of players. When it comes to taking decisions by a person, there are a large number of factors that play a significant influence in the communication, interaction and ultimately, the decision making process. As the primary engine of software innovation, open source development has gotten little attention from innovation research. One of the reasons for this is because in open source communities, traditional methodologies like survey based research or patent analyses do not function. While it is possible to learn about open source development in this thesis, it needs specialized tools. When it comes to open source software development, this thesis presents a new approach. This strategy has been tested and has yielded a slew of fascinating and noteworthy findings. Two separate studies were carried out. One focused on literature research and the other on a case study of an enterprise wide use of internal source development techniques. A large number and a wide variety of Open Source Software projects and a proprietary source code developed by big branches of different OSSs, have been examined in the course of the study. According to the findings of the research, open source software has had an impact on the way companies develop software by including open source components in their proprietary products, adopting open source business models, participating in open source communities, and adopting open source development practices. newline