Table 5 The indicators about popularity
From: Evaluation indicators for open-source software: a review
Paper | # Quantification | Indicator Affect Popularity | Correlation |
|---|---|---|---|
Grewal (2006) | Downloads | N.A. | N.A. |
Crowston et al. (2004) | Downloads | N.A. | N.A. |
Garousi (2009) | Downloads | N.A. | N.A. |
Crowston et al. (2003) | Users’ satisfaction | N.A. | N.A. |
| Â | and participation | Â | Â |
| Â | Â | License type | Negative |
| Â | Â | Project age | Positive |
Sen (2006) | Hit | Project status | Stable positive |
| Â | Subscriber | Potential users | Desktop users or administrators positive |
| Â | Â | Project system compatibility | Linux positive |
| Â | Â | Project centrality | Negative |
Wu et al. (2007) | N.A. | Project density | Positive |
| Â | Â | Project age | Positive |
| Â | Â | License | Negative |
Stewart et al. (2005) | Downloads | Sponsor | Positive |
| Â | Subscriber | License | Negative |
| Â | Â | Stable project status | Positive |
Emanuel et al. (2010) | Downloads | Unix-like operating system | Positive |
| Â | Â | Translation language | Positive |
| Â | Â | Team leadership | Positive |
| Â | Â | Documents | Positive |
Senyard and Michlmayr (2004) | N.A. | Users and Developers | Positive |
| Â | Â | License | Negative |
| Â | Â | Proejct status | Stable positive |