A set of guidelines on various topics in the area of bottom-up reuse, most based on presentations from the 5th ESDS WG Meeting, and other areas relevant to software reuse.

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  • Software Packaging for Reuse
    Version 1.0 of a document defining a packaging specification to make software more reusable. [PDF]
     
  • Bottom-up Reuse Guidelines: Documentation
    by James Marshall -- a guideline on reuse documentation.
     
  • Bottom-up Reuse Guidelines: Hierarchy of Reuse
    by Mark Sherman -- a guideline document on the hierarchy of reuse.
     
  • Bottom-up Reuse Guidelines: Intellectual Property
    by Robert R. Downs and Victor E. Delnore -- a guideline about intellectual property rights and software reuse.
     
  • Bottom-up Reuse Guidelines: Metadata
    by Mary Hunter and Angelo Bertolli -- a guideline about metadata and its relevance to software reuse.
     
  • Bottom-up Reuse Guidelines: Object-Oriented Programming
    by Ryan Gerard -- a guideline on object-oriented programming.
     
  • Bottom-up Reuse Guidelines: Packaging
    by Ananth Rao -- a guideline about packaging software for reuse.
     
  • Bottom-up Reuse Guidelines: Virtual Globes
    by Ross Swick -- a guideline about (re)use of virtual globes.
     
  • Technology Transfer Guideline
    by James Marshall and the Reuse WG -- a guideline that helps explain the technology transfer process at NASA. [PDF]
     
  • Technology Transfer Guideline: FAQ
    by James Marshall and the Reuse WG -- a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) version of the guideline on NASA's technology transfer process. Pointers to more information in the full guideline document are included. [PDF]