Factors affecting open-source software adoption

Abstract

Open-Source software adoption has seen an uptick in the past few years. OSS comes with the advantage of development flexibility and cost effectiveness and disadvantages like lack of adequate support and uncertainty in quality. The presence of both significant benefits and challenges makes the decision to adopt OSS solutions difficult. Existing research list down the factors being considered by organizations while taking the decision to adopt OSS solution. This paper expands on existing research by recommending a decision-making framework to assist in determine whether to adopt an open-source software or not.