Title :
A Model of Bug Dynamics for Open Source Software
Author :
Zou, Fengzhong ; Davis, Joseph
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We present a model to describe open source software (OSS) bug dynamics. We validated the model using real world data and performed simulation experiments. The results show that the model has the ability to predict bug occurrences and failure rates. The results also reveal that there exists an optimal release cycle for effectively managing OSS quality.
Keywords :
program debugging; public domain software; software quality; OSS quality; bug dynamics model; bug occurrences; open source software; optimal release cycle; Australia; Cascading style sheets; Computer bugs; Frequency; Information technology; Open source software; Predictive models; Project management; Quality management; Testing; Open source software; debugging; software process; software reliability; stochastic process;
Conference_Titel :
Secure System Integration and Reliability Improvement, 2008. SSIRI '08. Second International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3266-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3266-0
DOI :
10.1109/SSIRI.2008.24
