"This book is a multidisciplinary collection of research and approaches on the applications and processes of open source software, highlighting the development processes performed by software programmers, the motivations of its participants, and the legal and economic issues that have been...

"This book gives an overview of the current research streams in the field of free and open source software development. A multitude of research approaches are used to explore free and open source software development processes, attributes of their products and the workings within the development...

Key aspects on free and open source enterprise resources planning systems / Rogerio Atem de Carvalho, Björn Johansson -- An analytical survey of free/open source ERP systems and their potential marketplace in Brazil / Marcelo Monsores, Asterio Tanaka -- Why selecting an open source ERP over...

"The aim of this book is to analyze the relationship between agile methods and open source, presenting the basic principles and practices and providing evidence through a set of specific empirical investigations"--Provided by publisher.

"This book contains original work about current research and research projects related to all aspects affecting the maintenance, evolution, and reengineering (MER), as well as long-term management, of software models"--Provided by publisher.

"This book offers the latest research and case studies on software engineering and development to assist organizations and software engineers in adding a measure of predictability to the software process"--Provided by publisher.

"This book discusses the recent developments in open source GIS in terms of addition of new geospatial tools, development platforms, software libraries, wide ranging applications etc. in context of desktop as well as web versions. The comprehensive details of efforts of developer communities...

It is necessary for online teaching designers and developers to understand the roles played by open source products in developing and supporting an online learning system. This book covers strategies for using and evaluating open source products for online teaching and learning systems. By going...

"This book reviews open and free software used in e-learning, examines the pedagogy behind FOSS and how it is applied to e-learning, and discusses the best practices for FOSS through real world examples, providing guidelines for e-learning designers and instructors who use FOSS"--Provided by...