International Research journal of Management Science and Technology
ISSN 2250 - 1959 (online) ISSN 2348 - 9367 (Print) New DOI : 10.32804/IRJMST
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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS
1 Author(s): FATHIMA. A. VELLAMEERAN
Vol - 1 , Issue- 2 , Page(s) : 18 - 22 (2010 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST
Open Source s proponents often claim that it offers significant benefits when compared to typical commercial products. Commercial products typically favor visible features (giving marketing advantage) over harder-to measure qualities such as stability, security and similar less glamorous attributes. As shorthand, we shall describe this phenomenon as quality vs features. Open Source Software developers are evidently motivated by many factors but favouring features over quality is not noticeable amongst them. For many developers, peer review and acclaim is important, so it s likely that they will prefer to build software that is admired by their peers. Highly prized factors are clean design, reliability and maintainability, with adherence to standards and shared community values preeminent.