Defining Open Source Software project success

Publication Type:

Conference Proceedings

Authors:

Kevin Crowston; Annabi, Hala; Howison, James

Source:

Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Seattle, WA, December (2003)

Keywords:

FLOSS

Abstract:

Information systems success is one of the most widely used dependent variables in information systems research. In this paper, we identify a range of measures that can be used to assess the success of Open Source Software (OSS) projects. We identify measures based on a review of the literature, a consideration of the OSS development process and an analysis of the opinions of OSS developers. For each measure, we provide examples of how they might be used in a study of OSS development.

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