A Study on Selection Process of Open Source Software

The development methods which utilize OSS have been tried as new alternative to solve limits of the previous software developments such as the time and cost of developments. However, detailed procedures and methods to utilize OSSs are inadequate.In this paper, to solve such problems, we propose the procedures identifying and selecting suitable open source on the basis of synthesis of existing researches and experiences in development projects.This paper is to analyze controversial points by examining existing OSS selection process method, and suggest complemented OSS selection process. We propose the selection process is composed of 5 steps and 19 activities. For selection of OSSs, we did identify correct requirements for the software to be developed, investigate the open source just matching with such requirements, draw a candidate index, establish assessment criteria, and then consequently present a method to select OSSs. And, we deduced the validity and improvement of each detailed activity from practical application to an actual project and assessment.