Does an Open Source Development Environment Facilitate Conventional Project Management Approaches and Collaborative Work?

2021 ◽  
pp. 239-256
Author(s):  
Richard Garling
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Network Time ◽  
Network Time Protocol ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Open Source Development

Open source software (OSS) is very well known for allowing free access to the source code of the application. The idea is to allow for the creation of a better product. The more people working to make each aspect of an application better, more minds create more ideas, create a better project. OSS runs the internet since all of the protocols—network time protocol (NTP), HTTP, amongst many others—are OSS projects with many years of use. These projects are run by volunteers worldwide. But, none of these projects are run using the traditional methodologies of project management: Waterfall and Agile. This chapter asks: How does an open source development environment facilitate conventional Waterfall project management approaches? and How does an open source development environment facilitate Agile project collaborative work? The method used to determine the answers used surveys and questionnaires involving actual participants in a variety of OSS projects from across the United States (US). The questions asked concerned the organization OSS projects, did they use a particular traditional methodology or some other non-defined method of organization? The answers received by this study centered on non-defined methods of organization; traditional methodologies were considered too restrictive and not agile enough to allow for the freedom cherished by their volunteers.

Does an Open Source Development Environment Facilitate Conventional Project Management Approaches and Collaborative Work?

2018 ◽  
pp. 99-123
Author(s):  
Richard Garling
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Network Time ◽  
Network Time Protocol ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Open Source Development

Open source software (OSS) is very well known for allowing free access to the source code of the application. The idea is to allow for the creation of a better product. The more people working to make each aspect of an application better, more minds create more ideas, create a better project. OSS runs the internet since all of the protocols—network time protocol (NTP), HTTP, amongst many others—are OSS projects with many years of use. These projects are run by volunteers worldwide. But, none of these projects are run using the traditional methodologies of project management: Waterfall and Agile. This chapter asks: How does an open source development environment facilitate conventional Waterfall project management approaches? and How does an open source development environment facilitate Agile project collaborative work? The method used to determine the answers used surveys and questionnaires involving actual participants in a variety of OSS projects from across the United States (US). The questions asked concerned the organization OSS projects, did they use a particular traditional methodology or some other non-defined method of organization? The answers received by this study centered on non-defined methods of organization; traditional methodologies were considered too restrictive and not agile enough to allow for the freedom cherished by their volunteers.

scholarly journals Time and Frequency Activities at the U.S. Naval Observatory

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demetrios Matsakis
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Universal Time ◽  
Time Transfer ◽  
Hydrogen Maser ◽  
Frequency Standards ◽  
Naval Observatory ◽  
Network Time ◽  
The Us ◽  
Network Time Protocol ◽  
The U.S

The US Naval Observatory (USNO) has provided timing for the navy since 1830 and, in cooperation with other institutions, has also provided timing for the United States and the international community. Its Master Clock (MC) is the source of UTC(USNO), the USNO's realization of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which has stayed within 5 nanoseconds RMS of UTC since 1999. The data used to generate UTC(USNO) are based upon 73 cesium and 21 hydrogen maser frequency standards in three buildings at two sites. The USNO disseminates time via voice, telephone modem, LORAN, Network Time Protocol (NTP), GPS, and two-way satellite time transfer (TWSTT). This paper describes some of the changes being made to meet the future needs for precision, accuracy, and robustness.

scholarly journals Security Vulnerability Assessment of Google Home Connection with an Internet of Things Device

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hilal Çepik ◽  
Ömer Aydın ◽  
Gökhan Dalkılıç
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Vulnerability Assessment ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Security Vulnerability ◽  
Network Time ◽  
Network Time Protocol ◽  
Home Systems

With virtual assistants, both changes and serious conveniences are provided in human life. For this reason, the use of virtual assistants is increasing. The virtual assistant software has started to be produced as separate devices as well as working on phones, tablets, and computer systems. Google Home is one of these devices. Google Home can work integrated with smart home systems and various Internet of Things devices. The security of these systems is an important issue. As a result of attackers taking over these systems, very serious problems may occur. It is very important to take the necessary actions to detect these problems and to take the necessary measures to prevent possible attacks. The purpose of this study is to test whether an attack that attackers can make to these systems via network time protocol will be successful or not. Accordingly, it has been tried to attack the wireless connection established between Google Home and an Internet of Things device over the network time protocol. Attack results have been shared.

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.

Evidence-Based Podiatric Medicine

2009 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Hawke ◽  
Joshua Burns ◽  
Karl B. Landorf
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Cochrane Collaboration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
The Cochrane Library

Due to the exponential increase in the quantity and quality of podiatric medicine–related research during the past decade, podiatric physicians are inundated with an insurmountable volume of research relevant to clinical practice. Systematic reviews can refine this literature by using explicit, rigorous, and reproducible methods to identify, critically appraise, and synthesize the best evidence from all clinical trials to answer clearly defined clinical questions. The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit organization created to improve the user-friendliness and accessibility of medical literature mainly through preparing and maintaining systematic reviews of health-care interventions. The Cochrane Library currently contains more than 50 podiatric medicine–relevant systematic reviews summarizing and synthesizing evidence from many hundreds of randomized controlled trials evaluating interventions for foot problems. Although more than 60 countries worldwide have open online access to The Cochrane Library, in the United States, only the state of Wyoming has free access to full-text reviews. In an era demanding an evidence-based approach for every clinical intervention, high-quality systematic reviews streamline podiatric medical literature by reducing the time, cost, and training necessary to establish a solid evidence base for practice. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 99(3): 260–266, 2009)

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