open source software, a brief survey of the economics of

Chaim Fershtman () and Neil Gandal

from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: The open source model is a form of software development in which the source code is made available, free of charge, to all interested parties; further users have the right to modify and extend the program. Open source software (OSS) methods rely on developers who reveal the source code under an open source licence. Under certain types of open source licence, any further development using the source code must also be publicly disclosed. In this brief survey, we will focus on several key aspects of open source software.

Keywords: digital content; intrinsic motivation; licences; open source software; R&D (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L17 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (7)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/article?id=pde2011_O000108 (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:dofeco:v:5:year:2011:doi:3855

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.dictionar ... lp/faq#_Toc198623697

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics from Palgrave Macmillan
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sheeja Sanoj ( this e-mail address is bad, please contact ).