Factors affecting the success of Open Source Software

Authors:
Vishal Midha;Prashant Palvia
Affiliations:
The University of Texas - Pan American, 1201 W. University Drive, Edinburg, TX 78539, United States;The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1000 Spring Garden St, Greensboro, NC 27402, United States
Venue:
Journal of Systems and Software
Year:
2012

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Abstract

With the rapid rise in the use of Open Source Software (OSS) in all types of applications, it is important to know which factors can lead to OSS success. OSS projects evolve and transform over time; therefore success must be examined longitudinally over a period of time. In this research, we examine two measures of project success: project popularity and developer activity, of 283 OSS projects over a span of 3 years, in order to observe changes over time. A comprehensive research model of OSS success is developed which includes both extrinsic and intrinsic attributes. Results show that while many of the hypothesized relationships are supported, there were marked differences in some of the relationships at different points in time lending support to the notion that different factors need to be emphasized as the OSS project unfolds over time.