Abstract
Implementation of open source development practices within commercial settings can bring benefits such as improved source code quality, lower maintenance costs, and increased innovation. However, a widespread in-house implementation of the practices has not been observed. The goal of this research is to understand factors which hinder the implementation. For the purpose, development practices of a large, global software and hardware organization that bases its products on open source software, and has over a decade long experience of contributing to various open source projects were studied. The results were validated through a set of structured interviews and a focus group meeting. It is found that the initial implementation of the process has not been carried out in a planned and systematic way within the company. The results of the follow-up focus group meeting show that while the company's practices acquired a higher degree of alignment over a two-year period, the change was necessitated by a need to have a more efficient development effort across new, globally distributed, development sites.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE 2016) |
Place of Publication | Pittsburgh |
Publisher | Knowledge Systems Institute (KSI) |
Pages | 63-70 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-891706-39-X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 Jun 1 |
Event | International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering - San Fransisco, United States Duration: 2016 Jul 1 → 2016 Jul 3 |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Fransisco |
Period | 2016/07/01 → 2016/07/03 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Software Engineering