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Advancing Economic Research On The Free And Open Source Software Mode Of Production
Early contributions to the academic literature on free/libre and open source software (F/LOSS) movements have been directed primarily at identifying the motivations that account for the sustained and often intensive involvement of many people in this non-contractual and unremunerated productive activity. This issue has been particularly prominent in economists' contributions...
Tags: Leadership, OPEN SOURCE, Stanford University, motivation, F/OSS, open-source software, software
White papers 2004-11-01
When Is Free/Open Source Software Development Faster, Better, And Cheaper Than Software Engineering?
This paper draws attention to the question of determining the conditions when free/open source software development may represent a significant alternative to modern software engineering techniques for developing large-scale software systems. F/OSSD (Free/Open Source Software Development) often entails shorter development times that can produce higher quality systems, and incur lower...
Tags: OPEN SOURCE, University of California, F/OSS, software engineering, software, technique
White papers 2004-06-01
Free/Open Source Software Development Practices in the Computer Game Community
This study presents findings from empirical studies of software development practices, social processes, technical system configurations, organizational contexts, and interrelationships that give rise to free or open source software (F/OSS) systems in different communities. This article investigates processes and practices that arise in F/OSS projects in different communities, and specifically...
Tags: OPEN SOURCE, F/OSS, computer game, software development, open-source software, computer, software
White papers 2003-04-01

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Articles 2008-05-27
Involving Software Engineering Students in Open Source Software Projects: Experiences from a Pilot Study
ABSTRACT Anecdotal and research evidences show that the Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) development model has produced a paradigm shift in the way we develop, support, and distribute software. This shift is not only redefining the software industry but also the way we teach and learn in our...
Articles 2007-12-01
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