The Impact of Reuse Library Interoperability upon a Software Component Industry

James W. Moore
IBM Federal Systems Company
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Recent work in interconnecting software reuse libraries has implications which suggest that a software component industry may have much greater diversity than previously expected. This paper will briefly describe some of the work and examine its implications upon the industry.

Keywords: Software reuse, reuse libraries, reuse industry, reuse economics, interoperability, standards.

Workshop Goals: Improve understanding of the requirements for a software reuse industry.

Working Groups: Reuse management, organization and economics.