Dirk Riehle's Industry and Research Publications

Category: 1. Software Industry

  • Problems, solutions, and success factors in the openMDM user-led open source consortium [CAIS Journal]

    Problems, solutions, and success factors in the openMDM user-led open source consortium [CAIS Journal]

    Abstract: Open-source software (OSS) development offers organizations an alternative to purchasing proprietary software or commissioning custom software. In one form of OSS development, organizations develop the software they need in collaboration with other organizations. If the software is used by the organizations to operate their business, such collaborations can lead to what we call “user-led…

  • The Four Opens: Open Source Beyond the Code (Ildikó Vancsa, IEEE Computer Column)

    The Four Opens: Open Source Beyond the Code (Ildikó Vancsa, IEEE Computer Column)

    I’m happy to report that the 21st article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title The Four Opens: Open Source Beyond the Code Keywords — Authors Ildikó Vancsa, Open Infrastructure Foundation Publication Computer vol. 55, no. 6 (June 2022), pp. 81-84 Abstract: This article describes a set of guiding principles…

  • Call for article proposals for Open Source column in IEEE Computer Magazine

    Call for article proposals for Open Source column in IEEE Computer Magazine

    Readers of this blog may have noticed that I manage a regular (bi-monthly) column on open source for the IEEE Computer magazine (about 60K print subscribers and many more online readers). Article topics are broadly about open source. I’m calling for proposals for new articles in the series. You can read past articles on this…

  • Software development metrics with a purpose (Gonzalez-Barahona et al., IEEE Computer)

    Software development metrics with a purpose (Gonzalez-Barahona et al., IEEE Computer)

    I’m happy to report that the 20th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Software Development Metrics With a Purpose Keywords — Authors Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona, Daniel Izquierdo-Cortázar, Gregorio Robles Publication Computer vol. 55, no. 4 (April 2022), pp. 66-73 Abstract: A new generation of toolsets that are flexible enough…

  • Manufacturing independence in the age of the cloud

    Manufacturing independence in the age of the cloud

    Intel just announced a US$ 33B investment in creating chip manufacturing plants in Europe, about half of which will go to the (otherwise rather quaint) town of Magdeburg in Germany. In almost any respect this is good news. It creates jobs in Europe and Germany. It will instigate a local ecosystem of suppliers and entrepreneurs.…

  • Commercial participation in OpenStack (Zhang et al., IEEE Computer)

    Commercial participation in OpenStack (Zhang et al., IEEE Computer)

    I’m happy to report that the 19th article in the open source column of IEEE Computer has been published. Title Commercial Participation in OpenStack Keywords OpenStack, open-source software Authors Yuxia Zhang, Hao He, Minghui Zhou Publication Computer vol. 55, no. 2 (February 2022), pp. 78-84 Abstract: This article provides a overview of commercial participation in…