Defining Open Source Software Project Success

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Kevin Crowston, Syracuse University, School of Information StudiesFollow
Hala Annabi, Syracuse University, School of Information StudiesFollow
James Howison, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies

Document Type

Article

Date

2003

Keywords

open source software, OSS, software development

Disciplines

Databases and Information Systems

Additional Information

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.

Recommended Citation

Crowston, K., Annabi, H., & Howison, J. Defining Open Source Software project success. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2003), Seattle, WA, USA, December. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0550

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