Portability and Reuse:
Common Issues and Differences

TR 94-2
June 1994

James D. Mooney
Dept. of Statistics and Computer Science
West Virginia University

This research is supported in part by the National Science Foundation, Grant No. CCR-9204461

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Portability Concepts
• 3. Portability vs. Reuse
• 4. Some Common Models
  1. Technical Reuse Models
  2. Technical Portability Models
  3. Management Models
• 5. Common Technical Issues
  1. Classification
  2. Specification
  3. Measurement
  4. Design
  5. Cultural Adaptation
  6. Verification and Validation
• 6. Organizational Issues
• 7. Conclusion
• Bibliography