Open source software - An evaluation

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-90

  Fuggetta, Alfonso ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INTERNET; OPEN SYSTEMS; SERVERS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0038182843     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(02)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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