scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF LINUX OS SECURITY TOOLS FOR PACKET FILTERING AND PROCESSING

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Dmitrij Melkov ◽  
Šarūnas Paulikas
Keyword(s):  
Load Balancing ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Network Traffic ◽  
Data Path ◽  
Packet Processing ◽  
Packet Filtering ◽  
Packet Filter ◽  
The World ◽  
Closed Source

Open-source software and its components are widely used in various products, solutions, and applications, even in closed-source. Majority of them are made on Linux or Unix based systems. Netfilter framework is one of the examples. It is used for packet filtering, load-balancing, and many other manipulations with network traffic. Netfilter based packet filter iptables has been most common firewall tool for Linux systems for more than two decades. Successor of iptables – nftables was introduced in 2014. It was designed to overcome various iptables limitations. However, it hasn’t received wide popularity and transition is still ongoing. In recent years researchers and developers around the world are searching for solution to increase performance of packet processing tools. For that purpose, many of them trying to utilize eBPF (Extended Berkeley Packet Filter) with XDP (Express Data Path) data path. This paper focused on analyzing Linux OS packet filters and comparing their performances in different scenarios.

scholarly journals Modding as an Open Source Approach to Extending Computer Game Systems

2013 ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
Walt Scacchi
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Game Studies ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Closed Source

This paper examines what is known about the role of open source software development within the world of game mods and modding practices. Game modding has become a leading method for developing games by customizing or creating Open Source Software extensions to game software in general, and particularly to proprietary closed source software games. What, why, and how OSS and closed source software come together within an application system is the subject for this study. Observational and qualitative is used to highlight current practices and issues that can be associated with software engineering and game studies foundations with multiple examples of different game mods and modding practices are identified throughout this study.

scholarly journals Modding as an Open Source Approach to Extending Computer Game Systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 36-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walt Scacchi
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Game Studies ◽  
Application System ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Closed Source

This paper examines what is known about the role of open source software development within the world of game mods and modding practices. Game modding has become a leading method for developing games by customizing or creating Open Source Software extensions to game software in general, and particularly to proprietary closed source software games. What, why, and how OSS and closed source software come together within an application system is the subject for this study. Observational and qualitative is used to highlight current practices and issues that can be associated with software engineering and game studies foundations with multiple examples of different game mods and modding practices are identified throughout this study.

scholarly journals Using Open Source, Open Data, and Civic Technology to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic and Infodemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Kobayashi ◽  
Luis Falcón ◽  
Hamish Fraser ◽  
Jørn Braa ◽  
Pamod Amarakoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Theme Issue ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Civic Technology

Objectives: The emerging COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the world’s worst health disasters compounded by social confusion with misinformation, the so-called “Infodemic”. In this paper, we discuss how open technology approaches - including data sharing, visualization, and tooling - can address the COVID-19 pandemic and infodemic. Methods: In response to the call for participation in the 2020 International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Yearbook theme issue on Medical Informatics and the Pandemic, the IMIA Open Source Working Group surveyed recent works related to the use of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) for this pandemic. Results: FLOSS health care projects including GNU Health, OpenMRS, DHIS2, and others, have responded from the early phase of this pandemic. Data related to COVID-19 have been published from health organizations all over the world. Civic Technology, and the collaborative work of FLOSS and open data groups were considered to support collective intelligence on approaches to managing the pandemic. Conclusion: FLOSS and open data have been effectively used to contribute to managing the COVID-19 pandemic, and open approaches to collaboration can improve trust in data.

Open Source Software in the Arab World

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-64
Author(s):  
Manar Abu Talib
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The World

A literature survey study was conducted to explore the state-of-the-art of Open Source Software and the opportunities and challenges faced by this segment of the software industry in seven Arab countries — Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Qatar, Oman and UAE. A framework and road map for OSS is presented derived from interviews conducted in the UAE with at least four experts from each of the following categories: governments and ministries, IT companies, universities and IT enthusiasts. This is the first study of its kind in this part of the world and is expected to make a significant contribution to the direction for Open Source Software in the region and beyond.

A Review of Migration Processes to Open Source Software

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-31
Author(s):  
Razieh Sobhani ◽  
Habib Seifzadeh ◽  
Taghi Javdani Gandomani
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Migration Process ◽  
Efficient Process ◽  
It Managers ◽  
The World

With regard to the increasing spread of information technology in the world, access to this technology is of great importance. Due to their competitive advantages, open source software are more popular than the close ones and they are more widely used, as well. Having an appropriate process for migrating, identifying and ranking activities to prepare and perform the migration design in the organization, prevents the failure of the performance in organizations. Today, there are lots of migration processes in review of literature and this will confuse the managers to choose the most appropriate process for their organization. This article studies the presented processes of migration to open source software in the world and by presenting novel factors. It also attempts to introduce an appropriate framework to select the most efficient process in migration to open source software. So that organizations do not have a concern to choose the best migration process and IT managers are able to select the appropriate process for their organizations quickly and with no confusion.

Open Source Software in the Arab World

2020 ◽  
pp. 1646-1663
Author(s):  
Manar Abu Talib
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Software Industry ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Road Map ◽  
The World

A literature survey study was conducted to explore the state-of-the-art of Open Source Software and the opportunities and challenges faced by this segment of the software industry in seven Arab countries — Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Qatar, Oman and UAE. A framework and road map for OSS is presented derived from interviews conducted in the UAE with at least four experts from each of the following categories: governments and ministries, IT companies, universities and IT enthusiasts. This is the first study of its kind in this part of the world and is expected to make a significant contribution to the direction for Open Source Software in the region and beyond.

scholarly journals Open Source Paradigm: A Synopsis of The Cathedral and the Bazaar for Health and Social Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 488
Author(s):  
Tim Benson
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Source Code ◽  
Comprehensive Description ◽  
The Third ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Software Engineers ◽  
Closed Source

Background: Open source software (OSS) is becoming more fashionable in health and social care, although the ideas are not new. However progress has been slower than many had expected.Objective: The purpose is to summarise the Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) paradigm in terms of what it is, how it impacts users and software engineers and how it can work as a business model in health and social care sectors.Method: Much of this paper is a synopsis of Eric Raymond’s seminal book The Cathedral and the Bazaar, which was the first comprehensive description of the open source ecosystem, set out in three long essays. Direct quotes from the book are used liberally, without reference to specific passages. The first part contrasts open and closed source approaches to software development and support. The second part describes the culture and practices of the open source movement. The third part considers business models.Conclusion: A key benefit of open source is that users can access and collaborate on improving the software if they wish. Closed source code may be regarded as a strategic business risk that that may be unacceptable if there is an open source alternative. The sharing culture of the open source movement fits well with that of health and social care.

scholarly journals The Economics of Open Source Software: A Survey of the Early Literature

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Schiff
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Early Literature ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Closed Source

This paper reviews the recent literature on the economics of open source software. Two different sets of issues are addressed. The first looks at the incentives of programmers to participate in open source projects. The second considers the business models used by profit-making firms in the open source industry, and the effects on existing closed source firms. Some possible future research directions are also given.

scholarly journals Assessing the Health of the Dark Web:

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Samuel Onyango ◽  
Emilie Steenvoorden ◽  
Joram Scholten ◽  
Slinger Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Ecosystem Research ◽  
Software Ecosystem ◽  
Software Products ◽  
The World ◽  
Dark Web

AbstractA hidden part of the World Wide Web is known as the Dark Web, featuring websites that cannot be indexed by traditional search engines. Many open source software products are used to access and navigate through the Dark Web. Together they form the Dark Web open source software ecosystem. Research on this ecosystem is scarce and research on the ecosystem health is non-existent, even though ecosystem health is an useful indicator of the livelihood of an ecosystem. The goal of this research is to evaluate the health of the ecosystem through an assessment of Tor, I2P and GitHub. The Open Source Ecosystem Health Operationalization framework is used to help perform this assessment. Eight metrics from the framework are selected, which are measured using the data collected. Analysis of Tor and I2P metrics suggest that there has been an increase in Tor and I2P user activity in the recent past. Added knowledge, spin offs and forks and usage indicate active participation and interest in Tor and I2P. There has also been an increase in the number of active GitHub Dark Web projects. However, these GitHub projects are not well-connected and only a small number of projects have a large number of contributors. There is some variety among the GitHub software projects. The framework proves to be adequately capable of determining the health of the Dark Web open source ecosystem with the available data.

scholarly journals Big data processing using Open Source Software- A Questionnaire on the data science

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Andrew McCullum
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Customs Union ◽  
The World

In 2015, Central Asia made some vital enhancements in nature for cross-fringe e-business: Kazakhstan's promotion to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will help business straightforwardness, while the Kyrgyz Republic's enrollment in the Eurasian Customs Union grows its buyer base. Why e-business? Two reasons to begin with, e-trade diminishes the expense of separation. Focal Asia is the most elevated exchange cost locale on the planet: unlimited separations from real markets make discovering purchasers testing, shipping merchandise moderate, and fare costs high. Second, e-business can pull in populaces that are customarily under-spoke to in fare markets, for example, ladies, little organizations and rustic business visionaries.

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