Modelling the Economics of Free and Open Source Software Security
| Autor: | Jeremy Hilton, Steve McIntosh, Anas Tawileh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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| Zdroj: | ISSE 2006 — Securing Electronic Busines Processes ISBN: 9783834802132 ISSE |
| Popis: | The increasing popularity and adoption of Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) has fostered heated debates about the dependability of software developed in such an open, highly distributed context. Claims are made in favour of and against F/OSS as a viable alternative to proprietary software. Due to the complex nature of software security, and the large number of interacting factors involved, a wider systemic view is required to produce more defensible claims about the economics of F/OSS security. In this paper, we propose a quantitative approach based on system dynamics to validate stated claims about F/OSS security and its economic aspects. We sketch a first attempt towards a computer simulation model to test different hypotheses by using empirical data. The model applicability is demonstrated by an illustrative example; the preliminary results obtained are comparable to data reported in the literature. The example supports our belief in the validity of the system dynamics approach as a testing vehicle to explain observed phenomena and support or disprove argued hypotheses. The model is also useful for predicting future behaviour of F/OSS development projects and comparing F/OSS to other software development processes |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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