开源软件所有权总成本确定模型:肯尼亚大学学习管理系统案例

Duncan Kereu Kodhek, J. Kamau, F. Musyoka
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开放源码产品的采用率正在缓慢上升;然而,考虑到大多数开放源码产品都是免费提供的,其增长速度比预期的要慢。研究人员和学者将采用水平归因于缺乏对开源软件总拥有成本的了解。因此,开发软件的拥有成本至关重要。虽然目前正在努力开发一个模型来确定开源软件的总拥有成本,但事实证明,这些模型的准确性较低,而且没有抓住基本要素。此外,企业采用开源软件以降低专有软件成本的呼声日益高涨。如果知道拥有开放源码软件的成本,就会对一些组织和机构有利,因为它们可以随时采用开放源码软件。数据收集自基安布和恩布两县的大学。为帮助建立模型,进行了线性回归分析,并建立了一个数学模型。建议的模型为:开源软件所有权的总成本 = 直接成本 + 间接成本 + 隐藏成本。为了验证该模型,对其进行了专家验证。该模型将是对信息技术的杰出贡献,因为它可以得出拥有开源软件的总成本。
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A Model for Total Cost Determination in Open-Source Software Ownership: Case of Kenyan Universities’ Learning Management System
The adoption of open-source products is slowly increasing; the increase, however, is slower than expected, considering that most open-source products are freely available. Researchers and scholars have attributed the adoption levels to, among other things, a lack of know-how of the total cost of ownership of the open-source software. Thus, it is crucial for the cost of owning the software to be developed. While an ongoing endeavor to develop a model to determine the total cost of ownership of open-source software, the models have proved to be less accurate and do not capture essential elements. Moreover, there has been a rising call for organizations to adopt open-source software to lower the software costs incurred on proprietary software. If the cost of owning open-source software were known, it would be beneficial as several organizations and institutions could adopt it readily. The data was collected from Universities in Kiambu and Embu Counties. Linear regression analysis was done to help develop the model, and a mathematical model was developed. The proposed model was: total cost of open-source software ownership = direct + +indirect + hidden costs. To validate the model, it was subjected to expert validation. The model will be an outstanding contribution to information technology as it will make it possible to come up with the total cost of owning open-source software.
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