Open Source Software Success Model for Iran: End-User Satisfaction Viewpoint

• Main Authors: Ali Niknafs, Shaban Elahi
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Iranian Research Institute for Information and Technology 2012-03-01
• Series: Iranian Journal of Information Processing & Management
• Subjects: User satisfaction; open source software national plan; measuring success; success model
• Online Access: http://jipm.irandoc.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-562-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1

The open source software development is notable option for software companies. Recent years, many advantages of this software type are cause of move to that in Iran. National security and international restrictions problems and also software and services costs and more other problems intensified importance of use of this software. Users and their viewpoints are the critical success factor in the software plans. But there is not an appropriate model for open source software case in Iran. This research tried to develop a measuring open source software success model for Iran. By use of data gathered from open source users and online survey the model was tested. The results showed that components by positive effect on open source success were user satisfaction, open source community services quality, open source quality, copyright and security.