Investigating the factors that influence the quality of open source systems

Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham and Arsat, Nadiah (2014) Investigating the factors that influence the quality of open source systems. In: 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for The Muslim World (ICT4M 2014), 17th - 19th November 2014, Kuching, Sarawak.

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Abstract

Open Source Software (OSS) has impacted software industry and recently became extremely popular. Many agencies, especially the Malaysian government agencies are capitalizing on open source projects due to the merit it offers. Due to the vast usage in the industry and government administrations, there is a colossal need to investigate on the quality of applications. Therefore, this research will study the quality factors of OSS used by Malaysian government, namely MyMeeting, and MyTaskManager. In this research, McCall’s Quality Factor Model is used as a quality model and it emphasizes on quality factors such as maintainability, correctness, reliability, efficiency and usability. This research utilizes six object-oriented metrics by Chidamber and Kemerer (CK) to measure the quality factors of OSS. The metrics were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results from the data analysis show that coupling and complexity influence the class size.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Additional Information:	42895/3095 (ISBN: 9781479962426, DOI: 10.1109/ICT4M.2014.7020589)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Open Source Software; Software Metrics; Quality Factors; Object-Oriented Software.
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Normi Sham Awang Abu Bakar
Date Deposited:	27 May 2015 14:40
Last Modified:	21 Sep 2017 10:32
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/42895

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