Organization in Open Source Communities: At the Crossroads of the Gift and Market Economies (Routledge Studies in Innovations, Organization and Technology)
Evangelia Berdou
This book contributes new insights into the organization of free/open source (F/OS) software communities by examining the links between learning, division of labour and commercialization, demonstrating the need for a synthesis of work on both community organization and cooperation to understand F/OS community dynamics. These aspects are examined in the light of detailed case studies of the GNOME and KDE projects. This book offers an innovative theoretical framework, a critical assessment of various methodologies for examining the organisation of F/OS communities, and a typology of commercial involvement in F/OS. The analysis reveals the diversity and evolution of F/OS communities and their connections with other socio-economic networks and institutional practices. The insights afforded by the book have implications for future research and the design and implementation of open source efforts.
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Année:
2010
Edition:
1
Editeur::
Routledge
Langue:
english
Pages:
164
ISBN 10:
0415480426
ISBN 13:
9780415480420
Collection:
Routledge Studies in Innovations, Organization and Technology
Fichier:
PDF, 1.45 MB
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english, 2010