scholarly journals VulnEx: Exploring Open-Source Software Vulnerabilities in Large Development Organizations to Understand Risk Exposure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik L. Dennig ◽  
Eren Cakmak ◽  
Henrik Plate ◽  
Daniel A. Keim
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Risk Exposure ◽  
Software Vulnerabilities ◽  
Development Organizations

Evaluating the Potential of Free and Open Source Software in the Developing World

2011 ◽  
pp. 79-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor van Reijswoud
Keyword(s):  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
High Potential ◽  
African Continent ◽  
International Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Development Organizations

Development organizations and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been emphasizing the high potential of free and open source software (FOSS) for the less developed countries (LDCs). Cost reduction, less vendor dependency, and increased potential for local capacity development have been their main arguments. In spite of its advantages, FOSS is not widely adopted on the African continent. In this chapter the experiences of one of the largest FOSS migrations in Africa is evaluated. The purpose of the evaluation is to make an on-the-ground assessment of the claims about the development potential of FOSS and draw up a research agenda for a FOSS community concerned with the LDCs.

Evaluating the Potential of Free and Open Source Software in the Developing World

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor van Reijswoud ◽  
Emmanuel Mulo
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
High Potential ◽  
African Continent ◽  
International Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
Development Organizations

Development organizations and international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been emphasizing the high potential of free and open source software (FOSS) for the less developed countries (LDCs). Cost reduction, less vendor dependency, and increased potential for local capacity development have been their main arguments. In spite of its advantages, FOSS is not widely adopted on the African continent. In this article the experiences of one of the largest FOSS migrations in Africa is evaluated. The purpose of the evaluation is to make an on-the-ground assessment of the claims about the development potential of FOSS and draw up a research agenda for a FOSS community concerned with the LDCs.

Investigation of the Software Code Vulnerabilities' Impact on the Popularity of Open Source Software Projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-69
Author(s):  
Madanjit Singh ◽  
Munish Saini ◽  
Manevpreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Software Evolution ◽  
Source Code ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Software Vulnerabilities ◽  
Software Code ◽  
Change Requests ◽  
Increasing Trends

This paper has statically investigated the source code of open source software (OSS) projects to uncover the presence of vulnerabilities in the code. The conducted research emphasizes that the presence of vulnerabilities has adverse effects on the overall software quality. The authors found the increasing trends in the vulnerabilities as the lines of code (LOC) increases during the software evolution. This signifies the fact that the addition of new features or change requests into the OSS project may cause an increase in vulnerability. Further, the relation between software vulnerabilities and popularity is also examined. This research does not find the existence of any relationship among software vulnerabilities and popularity. This research will provide significant implications to the developers and project managers to better understand the present state of the software.

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