Adoption of open source software in software-intensive organizations - a systematic literature review

Context: Open source software (OSS) has seen significant adoption, and it has changed not only how software-intensive companies develop and make money on software, but also how they select and acquire software. As a consequence of these changes there has been confusion about how organizations may benefit from OSS. Objective: Through answering the following research questions (RQ1-RQ3), this thesis aims to explore and describe (1) the different ways in which organizations adopt OSS and (2) how these organizations select OSS components. RQ1: How and to what extent are software-intensive organizations currently adopting OSS? RQ2: What is the current status of research on OSS adoption in organizations and how may this research benefit practitioners? RQ3: Which strategies and resources do software developers use to identify, evaluate, and select OSS components? Method: This thesis consists of six related studies, all focused on the adoption of OSS i