Structured analysis of the evaluation process for adopting open-source software

Abstract Open-source software (OSS) has been widely used in the software development process to reduce development cost and development period. However, adopting OSS requires crucial decision-making in terms of various aspects including business, technology, and intellectual property management; these may not be mutually independent and may exhibit a complex set of relationships. This research studies the structured analysis to break down the evaluation criterion axis and the contributing factors when adopting OSS and attempts to clarify the structured evaluation criterion map.