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Khan, T. U. R., P. Davis, and F. J. Behr. "A FRAMEWORK FOR AN OPEN SOURCE GEOSPATIAL CERTIFICATION MODEL." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLI-B6 (June 17, 2016): 57–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xli-b6-57-2016.

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The geospatial industry is forecasted to have an enormous growth in the forthcoming years and an extended need for well-educated workforce. Hence ongoing education and training play an important role in the professional life. Parallel, in the geospatial and IT arena as well in the political discussion and legislation Open Source solutions, open data proliferation, and the use of open standards have an increasing significance. Based on the Memorandum of Understanding between International Cartographic Association, OSGeo Foundation, and ISPRS this development led to the implementation of the ICA

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Zarubin, Mikhail, Larissa Statsenko, Pavel Spiridonov, Venera Zarubina, Noune Melkoumian, and Olga Salykova. "A GIS Software Module for Environmental Impact Assessment of the Open Pit Mining Projects for Small Mining Operators in Kazakhstan." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (2021): 6971. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126971.

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This research article presents a software module for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of open pit mines. The EIA software module has been developed based on the comprehensive examination of both country-specific (namely, Kazakhstan) and current international regulatory frameworks, legislation and EIA methodologies. EIA frameworks and methods have been critically evaluated, and mathematical models have been developed and implemented in the GIS software module ‘3D Quarry’. The proposed methodology and software module allows for optimised EIA calculations of open pit mines, aiming to min

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Alamsyah, Alamsyah, Sri Suwitri, Kismartini Kismartini, and Yuwanto Yuwanto. "Applying the Advocacy Coalition Framework to Understand the Process of Local Legislation in Indonesia." Sriwijaya Law Review 3, no. 1 (2019): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.28946/slrev.vol3.iss1.136.pp34-47.

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Making regulation is the primary function of the modern state. Current praxis shows how there is positive and negative cooperation among policy participant in the process of local legislation. Many Indonesian scholars give attention to the politics of law and citizens participation in understanding this process. However, they do not give detail analysis on cooperation among policy participant during the legislation process. Drawing on qualitative methods, this article applies the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) to understand the process of local legislation in South Sumatra Province. This a

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Pissarra, Teresa C. T., Aline B. Marcussi, Gilberto da R. Leão, João A. Galbiatti, Mauricio J. Borges, and Sergio Campos. "Environmental adaptation of the source of the subbasin of Rico Stream, Monte Alto - SP, Brazil." Engenharia Agrícola 33, no. 2 (2013): 303–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-69162013000200009.

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The aim of this study was to define the photographic patterns that represent the use and occupation of the landcover of the "spring" of the Rico Stream subbasin, located at Monte Alto, state of São Paulo (SP), Brazil, for environmental adaptation regarding the Brazilian Forest Law. The mapping was performed using remote sensing techniques and visual interpretation of the World View image, followed by the digitalization of the net of drainage and vegetation (natural and agricultural) at the AutoCad software with documents and field work. The study area has 2141.53 ha and the results demonstrate

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Cron, Alan H. "From legislation to implementation." Journal of Educational Administration 54, no. 1 (2016): 75–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jea-06-2014-0065.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the leadership practice of an 11-member district team of educators assembled to respond to one of the most comprehensive bullying laws in the nation – the Massachusetts Anti-Bullying Law of 2010. This three-year case study provides school leaders and legislators with an in-depth, fine-grained analysis of how leadership was practiced by a district team of de facto leaders charged with implementing mandatory legislative policy throughout a six-school, 5,000-student, K-12 public school district. Design/methodology/approach – This three-year case s

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Mudda, Dr Mallikarjun. "Iot Based System to Avoid Open Spitting and Defeacation." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VI (2021): 4537–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.36004.

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This project discusses about splitting and defecation at public places or in open environment that impact environmental or the health. So to avoid this case study is to be made by Examining the existing literature, legislation, case law, and other sources of information practise, as well as analysing and proposing remedies is a far more prevalent practise than is often acknowledged. The most important attempts have been concentrated on preventing these as a tool to evade the environmental impact assessment EIA, but it is a much more complex subject, with many ways of dividing or defecating as

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Hon, Mun-Wai, Greg Russell, and Michael Welch. "Open Source Software Considerations for Law Enforcement." IT Professional 12, no. 6 (2010): 18–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mitp.2010.121.

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Savelyev, Alexander. "Open source: the Russian experience (legislation and practice)." Information & Communications Technology Law 22, no. 1 (2013): 27–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600834.2013.778520.

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Henley, Mark, and Richard Kemp. "Open Source Software: An introduction." Computer Law & Security Review 24, no. 1 (2008): 77–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2007.11.003.

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Dalle, Jean Michel, Paul A. David, Matthijs den Besten, and W. Edward Steinmueller. "Empirical issues in open source software." Information Economics and Policy 20, no. 4 (2008): 301–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.09.001.

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Kemp, Richard. "Current developments in Open Source Software." Computer Law & Security Review 25, no. 6 (2009): 569–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2009.09.009.

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Briggs, Sue. "Avoiding madness in the method: best practice methodologies for regulatory biodiversity assessment." Pacific Conservation Biology 17, no. 2 (2011): 94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc110094.

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IN recent years, several Australasian jurisdictions have developed methodologies for regulatory assessment of impacts of development on biodiversity. Some methodologies are gazetted (NSW Government 2005) and some are policies under legislation (Department of Natural Resources and Environment 2002; Department of Environment and Climate Change 2007; Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts 2009; Norton 2009). Increasingly, the methodologies aim for no net loss of biodiversity or net environmental gain, or to improve or maintain environmental outcomes (Department of Natural Res

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Zerov, Konstiantyn. "Copyright protection for computer programs." Theory and Practice of Intellectual Property, no. 6 (June 16, 2021): 5–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.33731/62020.233854.

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Zerov K. Copyright protection for computer programs. The article discusses the main approaches to the legal protection of software, particularly computer programs, in accordance with the current legislation of Ukraine and foreign practices. It is concluded that copyright allows to adequately protect the forms of expression of a computer program: object and source codes of the program. It is noted that a computer program shall be protected if it is original in the sense that it is the author's own intellectual creation, and no other criteria shall be applied to determine its eligibility for pro

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Comino, Stefano, and Fabio M. Manenti. "Dual licensing in open source software markets." Information Economics and Policy 23, no. 3-4 (2011): 234–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2011.07.001.

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Maracke, Catharina. "Free and Open Source Software and FRAND‐based patent licenses." Journal of World Intellectual Property 22, no. 3-4 (2019): 78–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12114.

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Perr, Jon, Melissa M. Appleyard, and Patrick Sullivan. "Open for business: emerging business models in open source software." International Journal of Technology Management 52, no. 3/4 (2010): 432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijtm.2010.035984.

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Newby, Gregory B., Jane Greenberg, and Paul Jones. "Open source software development and Lotka's Law: Bibliometric patterns in programming." Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 54, no. 2 (2003): 169–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.10177.

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Kemp, Richard. "Open source software (OSS) governance in the organisation." Computer Law & Security Review 26, no. 3 (2010): 309–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2010.01.008.

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De Busser, Els. "Open Source Data and Criminal Investigations: Anything You Publish Can and Will Be Used Against You." Groningen Journal of International Law 2, no. 2 (2014): 90. http://dx.doi.org/10.21827/5a86a843e5c9d.

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Various misconceptions exist regarding open source data, what is meant by this term and how these data can legally be used. This contribution focuses on developing a comprehensive definition of the term and highlights the differences with similar – often confusing – concepts. The fact that open source data are publicly available does not mean that they can be used and processed in any way or for any purpose. As far as open sources contain personal data, the general data protection legislation (national as well as EU and Council of Europe legislation) is applicable. Several difficulties however

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Esteve, Asuncion. "Patent Protection of Computer-Implemented Inventions Vis-A-Vis Open Source Software." Journal of World Intellectual Property 9, no. 3 (2006): 276–300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1422-2213.2006.00278.x.

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den Besten, Matthijs, Jean-Michel Dalle, and Fabrice Galia. "The allocation of collaborative efforts in open-source software." Information Economics and Policy 20, no. 4 (2008): 316–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.06.003.

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Romaniv, Khrystyna. "Information and communication technologies as a means to increase the professional skills of law students." Law and innovations, no. 4 (32) (December 15, 2020): 55–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.37772/2518-1718-2020-4(32)-8.

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Problem definition. Modern legal activities are inextricably linked with ICT, and therefore information culture as acomponent of professional legal consciousness of a law student is no less relevant, since new generation of legalprofessionals must efficiently apply the acquired knowledge, influence development of democratic, rule-of-law state andcivil society.ICT contributes to formation of a unified European educational space and professional growth of future lawyers. Inaddition, accelerating the pace of information creation and dissemination allows a law student to expand their intellectualp

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Romaniv, Khrystyna. "Information and communication technologies as a means to increase the professional skills of law students." Law and innovations, no. 4 (32) (December 15, 2020): 55–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.37772/2518-1718-2020-4(32)-8.

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Problem definition. Modern legal activities are inextricably linked with ICT, and therefore information culture as acomponent of professional legal consciousness of a law student is no less relevant, since new generation of legalprofessionals must efficiently apply the acquired knowledge, influence development of democratic, rule-of-law state andcivil society.ICT contributes to formation of a unified European educational space and professional growth of future lawyers. Inaddition, accelerating the pace of information creation and dissemination allows a law student to expand their intellectualp

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Dizon, M. A. C. "Free and Open Source Software Communities, Democracy and ICT Law and Policy." International Journal of Law and Information Technology 18, no. 2 (2009): 127–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijlit/eap003.

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Wang, Jing, Patrick C. Shih, and John M. Carroll. "Revisiting Linus’s law: Benefits and challenges of open source software peer review." International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 77 (May 2015): 52–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2015.01.005.

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Karl, Christof. "Vikrant Narayan Vasudeva: Open Source Software and Intellectual Property Rights." IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law 47, no. 2 (2016): 254–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40319-016-0446-0.

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Sauer, R. M. "Why develop open-source software? The role of non-pecuniary benefits, monetary rewards, and open-source licence type." Oxford Review of Economic Policy 23, no. 4 (2007): 605–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grm034.

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Mustonen, Mikko. "Copyleft—the economics of Linux and other open source software." Information Economics and Policy 15, no. 1 (2003): 99–121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-6245(02)00090-2.

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Silic, Mario. "Dual-use open source security software in organizations – Dilemma: Help or hinder?" Computers & Security 39 (November 2013): 386–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2013.09.003.

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Kemp, Richard, and Caspar Gibbons. "IPR indemnities in the open source and proprietary software worlds." Computer Law & Security Review 21, no. 5 (2005): 420–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2005.08.004.

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Vlastos, Emmanouil, and Ahmed Patel. "An open source forensic tool to visualize digital evidence." Computer Standards & Interfaces 30, no. 1-2 (2008): 8–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2007.03.002.

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Vlastos, Emmanouil, and Ahmed Patel. "An open source forensic tool to visualize digital evidence." Computer Standards & Interfaces 29, no. 6 (2007): 614–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2007.03.003.

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Cibrario Bertolotti, Ivan, and Tingting Hu. "Modular design of an open-source, networked embedded system." Computer Standards & Interfaces 37 (January 2015): 41–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2014.05.004.

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Philip Craiger, J., Paul K. Burke, and Chris S. Marberry. "Open Source Tools for Phishing Investigations." Journal of Digital Forensic Practice 1, no. 3 (2006): 223–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15567280601142129.

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van Wendel de Joode, Ruben, and Tineke M. Egyedi. "Handling variety: the tension between adaptability and interoperability of open source software." Computer Standards & Interfaces 28, no. 1 (2005): 109–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2004.12.004.

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Bitzer, Jürgen, and Philipp J. H. Schröder. "Bug-fixing and code-writing: The private provision of open source software." Information Economics and Policy 17, no. 3 (2005): 389–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2005.01.001.

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Campbell-Kelly, Martin, and Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz. "Pragmatism, not ideology: Historical perspectives on IBM’s adoption of open-source software." Information Economics and Policy 21, no. 3 (2009): 229–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2009.03.006.

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Hahn, Erin, David Blazes, and Sheri Lewis. "Understanding How the “Open” of Open Source Software (OSS) Will Improve Global Health Security." Health Security 14, no. 1 (2016): 13–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hs.2015.0035.

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Song, Jaeyoon, and Changhee Kim. "What Is Needed for the Sustainable Success of OSS Projects: Efficiency Analysis of Commit Production Process via Git." Sustainability 10, no. 9 (2018): 3001. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10093001.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the relative efficiency of open source software projects, and to analyze what is needed for their sustainable success. The success of open source software is known to be attributable to a massive number of contributors engaging in the development process. However, an efficient open source software project is not guaranteed simply by active participation by many; a coordination mechanism is needed to seamlessly manage the multi-party collaboration. On this basis, this study aimed to examine the internal regulatory processes based on Git and GitHub, wh

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Edwards, Kasper. "An economic perspective on software licenses—open source, maintainers and user-developers." Telematics and Informatics 22, no. 1-2 (2005): 111–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2004.06.009.

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Bouras, Christos, Anestis Filopoulos, Vasileios Kokkinos, Sotiris Michalopoulos, Dimitris Papadopoulos, and Georgia Tseliou. "Policy recommendations for public administrators on free and open source software usage." Telematics and Informatics 31, no. 2 (2014): 237–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2013.06.003.

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Françoso, Maria Teresa, Diogenes Cortijo Costa, Mariana Mello Valin, and Rogério Rodrigues Amarante. "Free Software for Development of Web GIS in Tourism Accessibility." Applied Mechanics and Materials 256-259 (December 2012): 2953–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.256-259.2953.

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Based on the concepts of social inclusion, universal design, and accessibility, this paper aims to describe the stages of the development and implementation of a Geographic Information System for the Internet (Web GIS) based on open source (OS) software. The Web GIS developed is called "Accessibility to Campinas Tourist Attractions", which provides information about cultural and natural attractions in Campinas/SP- Brazil, especially for people with disabilities or reduced mobility that prevents access these sites via public and private transportation. The verification of the existence or lack

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Wang, Jing, Youguo Li, Yusong Tan, Qingbo Wu, and Quanyuan Wu. "Analysis of Open Source Operating System Evolution: A Perspective from Package Dependency Network Motif." Symmetry 11, no. 3 (2019): 298. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym11030298.

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Complexity of open source operating systems constantly increase on account of their widespread application. It is increasingly difficult to understand the collaboration between components in the system. Extant research of open source operating system evolution is mainly achieved by Lehman’s law, which is conducted by analyzing characteristics such as line of the source code. Networks, which are utilized to demonstrate relationships among entities, is an adequate model for exploring cooperation of units that form a software system. Software network has become a research hotspot in the field of

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Bello, Abdulmajeed Hassan. "Dynamic Approach to the Shariʿah: A Case Study of Ijtihād and its Application in Contemporary Society". Arab Law Quarterly 27, № 3 (2013): 259–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15730255-12341264.

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Abstract This article argues that the Shariʿah is not entirely fixed and immutable although the Qurʾān and Sunnah, which are two of its three sources, are unalterable. Ijtihād or independent reasoning, which is the third source, is mutable however. The Shariʿah delineates the areas within which a Muslim’s life may develop and flourish as well as concedes to the Muslim community an ‘open road’ for temporal legislation which would cover the contingencies deliberately left untouched by texts in the Qurʾān and Sunnah. This article concludes that, while jurists or fuqahāʾ have provided various lega

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Chan, Anita Say. "Retiring the Network Spokesman." Science & Technology Studies 20, no. 2 (2007): 78–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.23987/sts.55213.

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National legislation to mandate the use or consideration of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) in government institutions is increasingly emerging as a strategy for FLOSS advocates in Latin America and the broader developing world. Such movements for the political use and regulation of FLOSS mark a distinct turn in the objectives and work of FLOSS advocates, whose activities largely focused on the dissemination of FLOSS as a technological artifact. This paper investigates the network of diverse actors involved in promoting FLOSS legislation in Peru, one of the first nations where a mo

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Wu, Fang Jun. "Empirical Tests of Scale-Free Characteristic in Open Source Software: A Replicated Case Study." Advanced Materials Research 622-623 (December 2012): 1933–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.622-623.1933.

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Open source software systems are becoming increasingly important these days and will grow stronger in the future. In order to gain more information about them, their structure characteristics and behavior characteristics need to be measured. This paper tests scale free characteristics on open source real-world software empirically. More specially, this paper checks whether Chidamber and Kemerer metrics suite follows power law or not through three versions of Weka. Our empirical results showed that the features of complex networks didn’t exist in Weka.

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Williams, Joseph, and Georgina Humphries. "Analysis of a Training Package for Law Enforcement to Conduct Open Source Research." International Journal of Cyber Research and Education 1, no. 1 (2019): 13–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcre.2019010102.

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Law enforcement officials (LEOs) in the UK conduct open source research (OSR) as part of their routine online investigations. OSR, in this instance, refers to publicly available information that is accessed via the Internet. As part of the research, identifying and tracing the electronic suspect (RITES) course provided by the UK's College of Policing, LEOs are introduced to the open source internet research tool (OSIRT); a free software tool designed to assist LEOs with OSR investigations. This article draws on analyses from questionnaires and observations from a RITES course; mapping them to

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Välimäki, Mikko, and Ville Oksanen. "The impact of free and open source licensing on operating system software markets." Telematics and Informatics 22, no. 1-2 (2005): 97–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2004.06.008.

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Bamhdi, Alwi. "Requirements capture and comparative analysis of open source versus proprietary service oriented architecture." Computer Standards & Interfaces 74 (February 2021): 103468. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2020.103468.

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KOHRING, G. A. "COMPLEX DEPENDENCIES IN LARGE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS." Advances in Complex Systems 12, no. 06 (2009): 565–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219525909002362.

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Two large, open source software systems are analyzed from the vantage point of complex adaptive systems theory. For both systems, the full dependency graphs are constructed and their properties are shown to be consistent with the assumption of stochastic growth. In particular, the afferent links are distributed according to Zipf's law for both systems. Using the small-world criterion for directed graphs, it is shown that contrary to claims in the literature, these software systems do not possess small-world properties. Furthermore, it is argued that the small-world property is not of any parti

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