Open Source Software Selection Using an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

• DOI: 10.11648/j.ajsea.20140306.13
• Publication Date: 2015-04-10T03:47:34Z
• Authors: Yusmadi Yah Jusoh
• Keywords: 670; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology; 3. Good health

There are many potential and good open source software (OSS) products available on the market with a free license. However, various choices, adoption rate is still low among users because there not an agreed acceptable set of criteria to evaluate select OSS. The selection may differ between stakeholders within organisations. tendency that user have biased perception OSS's characteristics or capabilities for solving problems when selecting OSS products. Other restrictions caused by inadequate documentation manuals, immature Therefore, need consider how improve their decision making most suitable In this paper, background research proposed discussed explored. Then methodology, processes implementation My Open Source Software Toolkit (MyOSST) v1.0 covered. analytical hierarchy process (AHP) was applied purpose assisting decide based preferred criteria. MyOSST tested validated IT professionals in one Malaysian universities. results show tool capable appropriate product.