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Evidence-Based Assurance to Support Process Quality in the F/OSS Community

Evidence-Based Assurance to Support Process Quality in the F/OSS Community

Anas Tawileh, Omer F. Rana, Wendy Ivins, Stephen McIntosh
Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 27
ISBN13: 9781599042107|ISBN10: 159904210X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616927738|EISBN13: 9781599042121
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-210-7.ch006
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Tawileh, Anas, et al. "Evidence-Based Assurance to Support Process Quality in the F/OSS Community." Emerging Free and Open Source Software Practices, edited by Sulayman K. Sowe, et al., IGI Global, 2007, pp. 120-146. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-210-7.ch006

APA

Tawileh, A., Rana, O. F., Ivins, W., & McIntosh, S. (2007). Evidence-Based Assurance to Support Process Quality in the F/OSS Community. In S. Sowe, I. Stamelos, & I. Samoladas (Eds.), Emerging Free and Open Source Software Practices (pp. 120-146). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-210-7.ch006

Chicago

Tawileh, Anas, et al. "Evidence-Based Assurance to Support Process Quality in the F/OSS Community." In Emerging Free and Open Source Software Practices, edited by Sulayman K. Sowe, Ioannis G. Stamelos, and Ioannis Samoladas, 120-146. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2007. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-210-7.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter investigates the quality issues of the free and open source software (F/OSS) development processes. It argues that software developed within the F/OSS paradigm has witnessed substantial growth rates within the software developers’ community. However, end users from outside the community are still sceptical about adopting F/OSS because of the perceived lack of quality assurance mechanisms within the F/OSS development process. The authors aim to promote higher adoption of F/OSS artefacts outside the developers’ community by exploring possibilities to provide appropriate evidence based assurances that F/OSS artefacts will meet the quality levels expected by users.

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