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Recommended Citation: Conlon, M P and F W Hulick.  Is There a Role for Open Source Software in Systems Analysis?  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2005, v 22 (Columbus OH): §2562. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 4(88). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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Is There a Role for Open Source Software in Systems Analysis?

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Refereed7 pages
Michael P. Conlon    [a1] [a2]
Computer Science Department
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania    [u1] [u2]
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Frank W. Hulick    [a1] [a2]
Computer Science Department
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania    [u1] [u2]
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, USA    [c1] [c2]

Open source software has enjoyed considerable success in recent years, as measured by the growth both in its popularity and in the number and complexity of available programs. However, there is little mention of open source software in today's systems analysis textbooks. This paper explores the role that open source software should play in systems analysis, and in the systems analysis course.

Keywords: open source software, systems analysis, free software, FOSS, software development

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