Open Source Software

Peter Buxmann (), Heiner Diefenbach () and Thomas Hess ()
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Peter Buxmann: TU Darmstadt
Heiner Diefenbach: TDS AG
Thomas Hess: LMU München

Chapter Chapter 7 in The Software Industry, 2012, pp 191-210 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Software providers in the narrower sense create software in order to generate license sales and in some cases, revenue from services. A different motivation lies behind open source projects. Software developers come together in an international community to pool their knowledge and jointly solve a problem. In this scenario, many developers invest their time, normally without being paid. But it does not follow that open source software (OSS) is irrelevant in an economic sense. In this chapter, we will explore the fundamental questions that OSS poses to the software industry and to users.

Keywords: Source Code; Open Source; Open Source Software; Open Source Project; Rent Seeker (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31510-7_7

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