The Economics of Open Source Software Development
- 1st Edition - August 4, 2006
- Latest edition
- Editors: Jürgen Bitzer, Philipp J.H. Schröder
- Language: English
Open Source Software (OSS) development appears to present a stark contrast to traditional production and innovation methods and an unlikely contestant in the marketplace. Some of… Read more
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Description
Description
Open Source Software (OSS) development appears to present a stark contrast to traditional production and innovation methods and an unlikely contestant in the marketplace. Some of the most striking features are that OSS development is based on contributions of volunteer programmers, that these programmers only associated with each other through informal communities, that the resulting software products are made available for free, and that this unconventional development method is able to produce software of high complexity and extraordinary quality.
Obviously, the emergence of software has fundamentally changed the software business. The simple facts that production is carried out by voluntary private programmers and that the marketable outcomes are supplied to consumers for free, have resulted in far-reaching effects on market structures, business models, and innovation processes in the software industry. While incumbents had to adapt their strategies to this newly emerging competition, OSS-based firms had to develop viable business models enabling them to generate profits. These fundamental changes in the software industry have subsequently attracted the interest of analysts, business people and research in economics and management science.
Obviously, the emergence of software has fundamentally changed the software business. The simple facts that production is carried out by voluntary private programmers and that the marketable outcomes are supplied to consumers for free, have resulted in far-reaching effects on market structures, business models, and innovation processes in the software industry. While incumbents had to adapt their strategies to this newly emerging competition, OSS-based firms had to develop viable business models enabling them to generate profits. These fundamental changes in the software industry have subsequently attracted the interest of analysts, business people and research in economics and management science.
Key features
Key features
*This book fills a substantial gap in this field
*Serves as an invaluable reference for all those interested in OSS
*The information is broad in scope
*Serves as an invaluable reference for all those interested in OSS
*The information is broad in scope
Readership
Readership
economists, analysts, business people
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. The economics of Open Source Software development: An introduction (J. Bitzer, P.J. Schröder).
2. Decoding the Free/Open Source Software puzzle: A survey of theoretical and empirical contributions (M. A. Rossi).
3. Open Source Software: Free provision of complex public goods (J. Bessen).
4. Intrinsic motivations and profit-oriented firms in Open Source software. Do firms practise what they preach? (C. Rossi, A. Bonaccorsi).
5. Business models and community relationships of open source software firms (L. Dahlander, M. G. Magnusson).
6. A statistical analysis of defects in Debian and strategies for improving quality in free software projects (M. Michlmayer, A. Senyard).
7. Coworker governance in Open-Source projects (C. Lattemann, S. Stiglitz).
8. Bounty programs in free/libre/open source software (FLOSS) (S. Krishnamurthy, A. K. Tripathi).
9. An organizational perspective on Free and Open Source Software development (S. Vujovic, J.P. Ulhoi).
10. Linux vs. Windows: A comparison of applicaiton and platform innovation incentives for open Source and proprietary software platforms (E. Katsamakas, N. Economides).
11. The impact of entry and competition of Open Source Software on innovation activity (J. Bitzer, P.J.H. Schröder).
12. Application of social network analysis to the study of Open Source Software (Jin Xu, S. Christley, G. Madey).
2. Decoding the Free/Open Source Software puzzle: A survey of theoretical and empirical contributions (M. A. Rossi).
3. Open Source Software: Free provision of complex public goods (J. Bessen).
4. Intrinsic motivations and profit-oriented firms in Open Source software. Do firms practise what they preach? (C. Rossi, A. Bonaccorsi).
5. Business models and community relationships of open source software firms (L. Dahlander, M. G. Magnusson).
6. A statistical analysis of defects in Debian and strategies for improving quality in free software projects (M. Michlmayer, A. Senyard).
7. Coworker governance in Open-Source projects (C. Lattemann, S. Stiglitz).
8. Bounty programs in free/libre/open source software (FLOSS) (S. Krishnamurthy, A. K. Tripathi).
9. An organizational perspective on Free and Open Source Software development (S. Vujovic, J.P. Ulhoi).
10. Linux vs. Windows: A comparison of applicaiton and platform innovation incentives for open Source and proprietary software platforms (E. Katsamakas, N. Economides).
11. The impact of entry and competition of Open Source Software on innovation activity (J. Bitzer, P.J.H. Schröder).
12. Application of social network analysis to the study of Open Source Software (Jin Xu, S. Christley, G. Madey).
Product details
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- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 3, 2006
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
JB
Jürgen Bitzer
Affiliations and expertise
Free University Berlin, GermanyPS
Philipp J.H. Schröder
Affiliations and expertise
Dept. of Economics, Aarhus School of Business, DenmarkView book on ScienceDirect
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