摘要:The software quality contains a set of different properties. One of the most important is represent by the reliability. A straight approach of the reliability supposes its orientation rather to the user than to the software development process. This approach derives from the users' point of view, which determinates an easier understanding of the reliability by the clients. Also, refers more at the execution than to the design, which makes it more dynamic than statically. One advantage is the fact that reliability is being calculated for the both components: hardware and software. We can also calculate the reliability to the entire system. Open source software are programs whose licenses give users the freedom to run the program for any purpose, to study and modify the program, and to redistribute copies of either the original or the modified program.
关键词:software reliability; model; open source software; quality characteristics; ;metrics