Open Source:A Multidisciplinary Approach

Moreno Muffatto
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Moreno Muffatto: University of Padua, Italy

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Abstract: In recent years, the way open source software is developed has taken hold as a valid alternative to commercial proprietary methods, as have the products themselves, e.g., the Linux operating system, Apache web-server software, and Mozilla Firefox browser. But what is open source software? How is the open source community organized? What makes this new model successful? What effects has it had and might it have on the future of the IT industry, companies and government policies? These and many other questions are answered in this book.

Keywords: Open Source; Intellectual Property Rights; Virtual Communities; Software Development Models; New Business Models; Complex Adaptive Systems; Government Policy for Software; Open Content; Peer Production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
ISBN: 9781860946653
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 History of Open Source , pp 1-21

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Ch 2 Software and Intellectual Property Rights , pp 23-47

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Ch 3 The Organization of the Open Source Community , pp 49-70

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Ch 4 Software Development Models , pp 71-90

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Ch 5 Open Source Products and Software Quality , pp 91-109

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Ch 6 Strategies and Business Models , pp 111-131

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Ch 7 Government Policies Towards Open Source Software , pp 133-161

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Ch 8 New Trends in Work Organization , pp 163-188

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Ch 9 Open Source as a Complex Adaptive System , pp 189-206

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Ch 10 Developments , pp 207-229

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