Apache and Eclipse: Comparing Open Source Project Incubators

Author

Duenas, Juan C. ; Parada, Hugo A. ; Cuadrado, G. Félix ; Santillan, M. ; Ruiz, Joské L.

Author_Institution

Univ. Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid

Volume

24

Issue

6

fYear

2007

Firstpage

90

Lastpage

98

Abstract

A two-stage incubation model based on analysis of Apache and Eclipse processes might help other organizations build their own incubation process and better manage risks. The popularity of free and open source software has boosted the creation of several kinds of communities around F/OSS projects. Successful communities such as GNU, Mozilla, the Apache Software Foundation, and the Eclipse Foundation drive innovation while delivering high-quality, enterprise-class software. Yet, because communities are composed of loosely coordinated contributors mainly guided by practice, no shared agreement exists on a single set of methods and processes.

Keywords

project management; public domain software; risk management; software development management; software prototyping; Apache Software Foundation; Apache process; Eclipse process; GNU; Mozilla; enterprise-class software; free software; open source project incubator; risk management; software development; software evolution; two-stage incubation model; Best practices; Job shop scheduling; Open source software; Pediatrics; Project management; Proposals; Risk analysis; Risk management; Technological innovation; Web server; Free and open source software; incubation processes; open source communities; open source processes; open source software; project risk mitigation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Software, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7459

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MS.2007.157

Filename

4375249