Abstract

 Open Source is the executable Open Specification enabling rapid ...    Perry, Alexander   

Open Source is the executable Open Specification enabling rapid ...

Abstract

While an Open Architecture enables separate component development for modular delivery and upgrade, it does not address the need for engineers to communicate what subset and which variant of each specification document is being applied to define a given component. Although a workstation grade application may be unsuitable for use inside a deeply embedded system requiring high reliability and availability, it can serve as an efficient validation platform. This presentation discusses how engineers in different teams can take turns to disable or remove capabilities from an open source implementation of a specification to find the simplest interface that is compatible and portable and sufficient for the task. The presentation will give examples of how that simplest interface can be implemented as closed source embedded versions with the open source being deliverable purely as a validation suite.