2019/12/27 by Y. Ye, Yu Wei Ye, Ye, Y. +66
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Computer Science · Decision Sciences · #Expert finding and Q&A systems #FOS: Biological sciences #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Other Quantitative Biology (q-bio.OT) #Research Data Management Practices #Scientific Computing and Data Management #Software Engineering (cs.SE) #cs.SE #q-bio.OT
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1912.12371
21-page main manuscript, 43-page supplemental file
openalex publication_date 2019/12/27 · arxiv created 2020/01/02 · arxiv updated 2020/01/03 · openalex created_date 2020/01/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Sustainability and Industry Partnership Work Group (SIP-WG) is a part of the National Cancer Institute Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) program. The charter of the SIP-WG is to investigate options of long-term sustainability of open source software (OSS) developed by the ITCR, in part by developing a collection of business model archetypes that can serve as sustainability plans for ITCR OSS development initiatives. The workgroup assembled models from the ITCR program, from other studies, and via engagement of its extensive network of relationships with other organizations (e.g., Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Open Source Initiative and Software Sustainability Institute). This article reviews existing sustainability models and describes ten OSS use cases disseminated by the SIP-WG and others, and highlights five essential attributes (alignment with unmet scientific needs, dedicated development team, vibrant user community, feasible licensing model, and sustainable financial model) to assist academic software developers in achieving best practice in software sustainability.