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Lookup NU author(s): Anthony Lawrie, Emeritus Professor Cliff JonesORCiD
This paper sets out an argument for experimenting with some aspects of the ôOpen-Sourceö development style in the creation of ôComputer-Based Systemsö. The particular objective is to find ways of increasing the ôDependabilityö of systems. The most interesting facet of Open Source development in this connection is the use of multiple developers to introduce diversity into the design process. In addition to relying on the fact that no two developers are identical, the suggestion here is that asking each developer to emphasize different goals might result in solutions whose comparison and combination could increase dependability.
Author(s): Lawrie AT, Jones CB
Publication type: Report
Publication status: Published
Series Title: Department of Computing Science Technical Report Series
Year: 2002
Pages: 27
Print publication date: 01/02/2002
Source Publication Date: February 2002
Report Number: 762
Institution: Department of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Place Published: Newcastle upon Tyne
URL: http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/publications/trs/papers/762.pdf
