Governance of open source software: state of the art

Paul Laat ()

Journal of Management & Governance, 2007, vol. 11, issue 2, 165-177

Abstract: In this overview of governance mechanisms developed within open source software (OSS) circles, three types of governance are studied: ‘spontaneous’ governance, internal governance, and governance towards outside parties. Moreover, two main ways in which lessons from OSS can be applied elsewhere are explored: peer production of products other than software, and embedding ‘peer-produced’ products and peer processes into existing institutions (‘coupling’). Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007

Keywords: Commons; Configurations; Governance; Institutionalization; Open source software; Peer production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/s10997-007-9022-9

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