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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTERS
Transactions ID Number: 32-614
Full Name: Anu Gupta
Position: Senior Lecturer
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Department of Computer Science and Applications, Panjab University, Chandigrah
Country: INDIA
Tel: 2534067
Tel prefix: 91-172
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E-mail address: anugupta@pu.ac.in
Other E-mails: anupuchd@rediffmail.com
Title of the Paper: Qualitative Evaluation of Defect Resolution in Free/Open Source Software Projects
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Anu Gupta , R.K. Singla
Email addresses of all the authors: anugupta@pu.ac.in , rksingla@pu.ac.in
Number of paper pages: 11
Abstract: Free/Open Source software (F/OSS) is a novel way of developing and deploying software systems on a global basis. Collaborative efforts of developers and users towards identifying and correcting defects as well as requesting and enhancing features form the major foundation of this innovative model. These characteristics give a large boost to software development resulting in more effective software production, with true field testing and fast defect resolution. The claims of F/OSS proponents lack empirical evidences. So the present paper delves into a multi-case study of F/OSS projects to carry out qualitative evaluation of defect resolution. The relevant defect data has been retrieved from a research collaboratory and used to analyze the defect resolution over the years. It has been found that although all the selected projects are using defect management system but the level of consistency and efficiency in defects resolution is quite varying. Inefficiency and inc!
onsistency in defect resolution leads to increasing defect resolution age and growing number of pending defects.
Keywords: Free Software, Open Source, Defect Management System, DART, Resolution, Backlog
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