Volume 4
Volume 4, Number 88 |
October 3, 2006 |
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Michael P. Conlon
Frank W. Hulick
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Abstract: Open source software has enjoyed considerable success in recent years, as measured by the growth both in its popularity and in the number and complexity of available programs. However, there is little mention of open source software in today's systems analysis textbooks. This paper explores the role that open source software should play in systems analysis, and in the systems analysis course.
Keywords: open source software, systems analysis, free software, FOSS, software development
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Recommended Citation: Conlon and Hulick (2006). Is There a Role for Open Source Software in Systems Analysis? Information Systems Education Journal, 4 (88). http://isedj.org/4/88/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2005: §2562. ISSN: 1542-7382.)