Defining a Standard Process for Free Software

• Bruno Carreira Coutinho Silva UFES
• Ricardo de Almeida Falbo UFES

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbqs.2006.15607

Abstract

Free Software is more and more earning space in software market. Nowadays, there are several projects of this kind in progress around the world. This new software development model brings along a new philosophy, affecting many of the software industry principles. Despite of its importance and growth, in most cases, free software development is not being done according to the best practices of Software Engineering. In this scenario, many times software processes are not formally defined. This paper discusses an effort for defining a standard process for free software projects at LabES/UFES. The initial goal of defining these processes is to apply it in ODE ́s Project, a project that aims to develop a software engineering environment as a free software.

Keywords: Definition, Standard Process, Free Software

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