Patent ID: 8881092
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for use in connection with processing software components, comprising the steps of: providing a computer based system for separately performing operations in relation to individually identified uncoordinated software systems, software applications, or software tools, said operations comprising providing dependency information, about said individually identified uncoordinated software systems, software applications, or software tools; establishing a stack including a plurality of said uncoordinated software systems, software applications, or software tools, wherein said software stack includes a first said software systems, software applications, or software tools that is dependent on a second said software systems, software applications, or software tools, and wherein the first and the second software systems, software applications or software tools are open source software system, open source software application, or open source software tool; and operating said computer-based system to perform said operations of said system in relation to said software stack in a manner that is analogous to said performing said operations in relation to said software individually identified uncoordinated software systems, software applications, or software tools including at least providing dependency information about said first of said software systems, software applications, or software tools in relation to said second of said software systems, software applications or software tools.