Organization in Open Source Communities: At the Crossroads of the Gift and Market Economies

di Evangelia Berdou (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2010

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.

• Autore: Evangelia Berdou
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organizations and Technology
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 164 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 460 gr.
• EAN: 9780415480420

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