Parastoo Mohagheghi, Reidar Conradi, Daniela S. Cruzes, Letizia Jaccheri and Jingyue Li - IDI, NTNU, Trondheim
17 Aug. 2011

Syllabus for TDT10 New Software Technology: Open Source Software (OSS) and Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Software (COTS) - preliminary per 17.08.2011

1. Topic 1: The basic knowledge of open source and free software    (44 pages) [Load 2011 slides for Topic 1]
   • 1.1 David A. Wheeler, "Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FLOSS, or FOSS)? Look at the Numbers!", a blog file.
     [Load paper as .html - xxx KB],   Calibre project, 16 April 2007, totally 131 p. (General intro - count 15 pages)
   • 1.2 The definitions of open source ( http://www.opensource.org/osd.html) and free software ( http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html)   (count 5 pages)
   • 1.3 Open Source Approved Licences from http://www.opensource.org/ and comparison1. (count 10 pages)
   • 1.4 Reidar Conradi, Øyvind Hauge, Letizia Jaccheri, and Eskil Sund: "Open Source Research at NTNU", Ez Nordic Open conference, 19-20 June, 2008, Skien, Norway, 28 slides. Host: Ez, www.ez.no. (count as 5 pages)
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   • 1.5 Lawrence Rosen, "Defining Open Standards", 9 pages
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   • 1.6 Reidar Conradi et al.: "Open Source Research - please prioritize!", Hearing response from IDI to renewed VERDIKT program in NFR, V2.1, 16 March, 2009, 11 p. (count as 0 pages)
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2. Topic 2: OSS in perspective.    (36 pages)
   • 2.1 B. Fitzgerald, "The Transformation of Open Source Software", MIS Quarterly, 30(3), pp. 587-598, 2006. (12 pages)
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   • 2.2 Björn Lundell, Brian Lings, and Edvin Lindqvist, "Open source in Swedish companies: where are we?", To be published in Information Systems Journal, 2010 (24 pages)
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3. Topic 3: Undestanding OSS projects    (65 pages) [Load 2011 slides for Topics 3.1 and 3.3] [Load 2011 slides for Topic 3.2]
   • 3.1 A. Mockus, R.T. Fielding,  and Herbsleb, J. "Two Case Studies of Open Source Software Development: Apache and Mozilla", Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, 11(3), pp. 309-346, 2002. (48 pages)
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   • 3.2 Eric S. Raymond,"The Cathedral and the Bazar", (pages 1-14)
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   • 3.3 The history of Linux [Load document] (3 pages). You may also watch [video clip]
   • 3.4 (Complementary Book) Producing Open Source Software - Karl Fogel

4. Topic 4: How to use COTS / OSS in commercial settings?   (29 pages)
   • 4.1 M. Ruffin, and C. Ebert, "Using Open Source Software in Product Development: A Primer", IEEE Software, 21(1), pp. 82-86, 2004. (5 pages)
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   • 4.2 K. R. P. H. Leung, and H. K. N. Leung, "On the Efficiency of Domain-Based COTS Product Selection Method", Information and Software Technology, 44 (12), pp. 703-715, 2002. (13 pages)
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   • 4.3 J. Li, R. Conradi, O. P. N. Slyngstad,  C. Bunse,   M. Torchiano, and M. Morisio, "Development with Off-the-Shelf Components: 10 Facts", IEEE Software 26(2):80-87.2009. (8 pages)
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   • 4.4 Zhihui Yang, and Michael Jiang, "Using Eclipse as a Tool-Integration Platform for Software Development", IEEE Software, 24(2): 87-89, 2007 (3 pages)
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   • 4.5 (Complementary Book) - Open Source For Enterprise - Dan Woods and Gautam Guliani

5. Topic 5: Evaluating OSS projects   (36 pages) [Load 2011 slides for Topic 5]
   • 5.1 D. Cruz, T. Wieland, and A. Ziegler, "Evaluation Criteria for Free/Open Source Software Products Based on Project Analysis", Software Process: Improvement and Practice, 11(2): 107-122, 2006. (16 pages)
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   • 5.2 K. Crowston, and J. Howison, "Assessing the Health of Open Source Communities", IEEE Computer, 39(5): 89-91, 2006, (3 pages)
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   • 5.3 Ajlan Al-Ajlan, "The Evolution of Open Source Software using Eclipse Metrics", Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on New Trends in Information and Service Science, pages 211-218, 2009. (8 pages)
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   • 5.4 Juan C. Dueñas, Hugo A. Parada G., Félix Cuadrado, Manuel Santillán and José L. Ruiz, "Apache and Eclipse: Comparing open source project incubators", IEEE Software, 24(6): 90-98, 2006. (9 pages)
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   • 5.5 (Complementary material) FLOSSMetrics project deliverable, "Final report",
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   • 5.6 (Complementary material) QUALIPSO project deliverable, "CMM-like model for OSS"
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6. Topic 6: Research on OSS (DT8100 only)   (38 pages) [Load 2011 slides for Topic 6]
   • 6.1 T. Østerlie, and L. Jaccheri: A Critical Review of Software Engineering Research on Open Source Software Development. Proc. 2nd AIS SIGSAND European Symposium on Systems Analysis and Design, Gdansk, Poland, June 5, 2007, Gdansk University Press, ISBN 978-83-7326-447-2, 147 pages, p. 12-20. (9 pages)
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   • 6.2 W. Scacchi, "Free/open Source Software Development: Recent Research Results and Emerging Opportunities", In Ivica Crnkovic and Antonia Bertolino (Eds.): Proc. of the 6th joint meeting of the European Software Engineering Conference (ESEC'07) and the ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE'07), Companion Papers, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 3-7, 2007, ACM Press, ISBN 978-1-59593-812-1, pp. 459-468. (10 pages)
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   • 6.3 G. V. Krogh, and E. V. Hippel, "The Promise of Research on Open Source Software", Management Science, 52(7), pp. 975-983. 2006. (9 pages)
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   • 6.4 Juho Lindman, Juha-Pekka Juutilainen, and Matti Rossi, "Beyond the Business Model: Incentives for Organizations to Publish Software Source Code", In Proceedings of OSS 2009, 47-56, 2009 (10 pages)
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   • 6.5 (Complementary Book) Open Source 2.0 The Continuing Evolution - Chris DiBona, Danese Cooper and Mark Stone

7. Topic 7: How to use COTS and legacy software? (only DT8100)    (37 pages) [Load 2011 slides for Topic 7]
   • 7.1 J. Li, R. Conradi, O. P. N. Slyngstad,  C. Bunse, C.,  M. Torchiano, and M. Morisio, "An Empirical Study on Decision Making in Off-the-shelf Component-based Development", Proc. 28th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE'06), 20-28 May 2006, Shanghai, P.R. China, p. 897-900, ISSN 0270-5257, ISBN 1-59593-375-1, ACM Press. (4 pages)
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   • 7.2 A. Jaaksi, "Experiences on Product Development with Open Source Software", In Joseph Feller, Brian Fitzgerald, Walt Scacchi, and Alberto Sillitti (Eds.): Proc. IFIP WG2.13 Conference on Open Source Software - Open Source Development, Adoption and Innovation, June 11-14, 2007, Limerick, Ireland. IFIP AICT #234, Springer Verlag, ISBN 978-0-387-72485-0, pp. 85-96. (12 pages)
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   • 7.3 Claudia Ayala, Øyvind Hauge, Reidar Conradi, Xavier Franch, Jingyue Li, and Ketil Sandanger Velle: "Challenges of the Open Source Software Component Marketplace in the Industry", In Cornelia Boldyreff, Kevin Crowston, BjØrn Lundell, and Anthony I. Wasserman (Eds.): Proc. Fifth IFIP WG2.13 International Conference on Open Source Systems (OSS'09) - Open Source Ecosystems: Diverse Communities Interacting, June 3-6, 2009, SkØvde, Sweden, Springer Verlag IFIP series AICT 299, ISSN 1868-4238, ISBN 978-3-642-02031-5, p. 213-224.   (12 pages)
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   • 7.4 Grace Lewis, Edwin Morris, Dennis Smith, "Analyzing the Reuse Potential of Migrating Legacy Components to a Service-Oriented Architecture", Proceedings of the Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering (CSMR'06), (9 pages)
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   • 7.5 (Complementary Book) Innovation Happens Elsewhere - Ron Goldman and Richard P. Gabriel

8. Topic 8: Case studies (only DT8100)    (26 pages) [Load 2011 slides for Topic 8]
   • 8.1 Marco Torchiano, and Maurizio Morisio, "Overlooked Aspects of COTS-based Development", IEEE Software, 21(2): 88-93, 2004 (6 pages) [Load paper]
   • 8.2 Parastoo Mohagheghi, Reidar Conradi, Ole M. Killi, and Henrik Schwarz, "An Empirical Study of Software Reuse vs. Defect Density and Stability", Proceedings of 26th Int'l Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE'2004), pp. 282-291, 2004, (10 pages) [Load paper]
   • 8.3 Øyvind Hauge, "Fri programvare innen offentlig og privat sektor - hva vet vi?" GoOpen'09-konferansen, Folketeatret, Oslo, 16-17 April 2009, 17 slides (in Norwegian), arrangør: Friprogsenteret, www.friprog.no. (counts as 10 pages) [Load slides]
     

9. Topic 9: New research topics (only DT8100)    (43 pages)
   • 9.1 Jan Bosch, and Petra Bosch-Sijtsema, "From Integration to Composition: On the Impact of Software Product Lines, Global Development and Ecosystems", Accepted for Journal of Systems and Software, 2009 (22 pages)
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   • 9.2 Sriram Balasubramaniam, Grace A. Lewis, Soumya Simanta, and Dennis B. Smith, "Situated Software: Concepts, Motivation, Technology, and the Future", IEEE Software, 25(6) : 50-55, 2008 (6 pages),
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   • 9.3 Franck Fleurey, Erwan Breton, and Benoit Baudry, Alain Nicolas, Jean-Marc J´ez´equel, "Model-Driven Engineering for Software Migration in a Large Industrial Context", Proceedings of MODELS 2007 conference, (15 pages)
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10. Topic 10: Abstraction parasdigms (only DT8100)   (45 pages) [Load 2011 slides for Topic 10]
    • 10.1 Geir Magne Høydalsvik, and Guttorm Sindre, "On the Purpose of Object-Oriented Analysis", Proceedings OOPSLA'93, 26. Sep. - 1. Oct., 1993, Washington DC, USA. In ACM SIGPLAN Notices, 28(10): 240-255, 1993 (16 pages)
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    • 10.2 Ralph E. Johnson, "Frameworks=(Components+Patterns)", Communications of ACM, 40(10): 39-42, 1997 (4 pages)
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    • 10.3 Guttorm Sindre, Reidar Conradi, and Even-André Karlson, "The REBOOT Approach to Software Reuse", Journal of Systems and Software, 30(3): 201-212, 1995 (here formatted as 17 p.) (12 pages)
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    • 10.4 Ali Arsanjani, "Service-oriented modeling and architecture. How to identify, specify, and realize services for your SOA", (10 pages) [Load pages]
    • 10.5 Eric Knorr, and Galen Gruman, "What cloud computing really means", (3 pages) [Load pages]
    Totally: 216 pages pensum for TDT10 and 390 pages for DT8100

    FYI: Pool of more papers:

    • Barry Boehm, Jesal Bhuta, "Balancing Opportunities and Risks in Component-Based Software Development", IEEE Software, Nov/Dec 2008, 56-63
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    • Jan Bosch, "From Software Product Lines to Software Ecosystems", Proceedings of 13th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2009),
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    • Ken Martin, Bill Hoffman, "An Open Source Approach to Developing Software in a Small Organization", IEEE Software, Jan/Feb 2007, 46-53
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    • "SMART: The Service-Oriented Migration and Reuse Technique", Technical note CMU/SEI-2005-TN-029
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    • Rob Weir, "OpenDocument Format: The Standard for Office Documents", IEEE Computer Society, Mar/Apr 2009, 83-87
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