Introducing the OpenSource Maturity Model

  • Authors:
  • Etiel Petrinja;Ranga Nambakam;Alberto Sillitti

  • Affiliations:
  • Free University of Bolzano, Italy;Siemens A.G., Germany;Free University of Bolzano, Italy

  • Venue:
  • FLOSS '09 Proceedings of the 2009 ICSE Workshop on Emerging Trends in Free/Libre/Open Source Software Research and Development
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

The paper introduces the Open Maturity Model that is an assessment model for the Free/Libre Open Source software development process evaluation. The model was based on the knowledge about the Free/Libre Open Source Software process obtained with an extensive research of Free/Libre Open Source Software developers, users and integrators. The structure of the model resembles in many aspects the Capability Maturity Model. We decided to propose a tree level scale in order to keep it as simple as possible and make it attractive for Free/Libre Open Source Software communities. The proposed model is a means to increase the quality of the Free/Libre Open Source Software products and can promote their larger adoption.