[ILUG] UKUUG - BCS Event 13th Feb 2008 - Evaluating Open Source Software: SQO-OSS Project

[Brian Foster]

 software quality and process is something I am very
  interrested in.  I've no idea who else, if anyone,
   on this e-mailing list is also interrested in the
    subject.  for anyone who is, this event might be
     very interesting .... .  unfortunately, I doubt
      I myself will be able to attend.  I did attend
       a BCS OSSG meeting a year ago, and found them
        to be a friendly and interesting group, with
         the same tendency ILUG has to wonder so far
          OT yer in danger of going over the edge of
           the planet .... .

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Subject: [UKUUG] UKUUG - BCS Event 13th Feb 2008
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Evaluating Open Source Software: SQO-OSS Project -
London 13/02/08

The British Computer Society (BCS) Open Source
Specialist Group (OSSG) will be holding an event on
Wednesday 13th February 2008 from 1800 hours on the
SQO-OSS project about open source software quality at
the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The
Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E
7HA.  This open source event is of course open and free
to all to attend.

Abstract
What do you know about the quality of the software you
are using? A well-known conjecture in software
engineering is that external quality characteristics
are correlated to internal quality characteristics and
thus the measurement of source code provides useful
data for the assessment of its quality.  Uniquely, open
source software allows us to examine the actual code
and perform white box testing and analysis of it.
In most open source projects we can also access their
version control system, mailing lists and issue
databases.  The SQO-OSS project is building a
BSD-lisenced tool that exploits the availability of
publicly accessible software data to evaluate the
quality of various OSS projects.

Biography
Gergios Gousios is a researcher at the Athens
University of Economics and Business.  He holds a
Diploma in Information and Communication Systems
Engineering from the University of the Aegean and an
MSc with distinction in Advanced Computer Science from
the University of Manchester.  He has contributed code
to various open source projects and worked as
independent software consultant.  Currently, he is
pursuing his interest in the area of virtual machines
at the Athens University of Economics and Business and
also managing the SQO-OSS project.  His interests
include operating systems, virtual machines, software
architectures and software quality.

Free buffet and refreshments including wine available
from around 1800 hours.

For further information please visit:

 http://ossg.bcs.org/2008/02/13/

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